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Rachel Snyderman (27) talks to her former economics professor, Phillip Levine (53), about her experiences at Wellesley College. A member of the class of 2011, Rachel now works for the White House. Phillip talks about the financial calculator he developed...

We discussed how academic growth and validation has shaped abbi into the person she is today.

A short interview between friends about one's experience as a dual credit student her senior year of high school and how it prepared her for college.

Daniel Lewis (22) interviews his girlfriend's mother Beth Keller (56), maiden name known as "Finkey," of her experiences on the softball team at Shippensburg University between 1986 - 1989. During the interview, her journey from being an average, country female...

Ranya Shah(14) interviewed Meera Kansal(74) about life before and after her journey to America. We talk about academics, political involvement, adjusting to a new life and more.

I asked my mom about her past in the Middle East, mainly childhood. She cherished her time with her family and her academic interests. She opens up and reveals to me how life was in times much simpler than now.

I spoke to my mom to ask her about her experiences moving frequently as a child and living in multiple countries around the world. This parlayed into a conversation about preserving cultural identity in a foreign country.

I talk college senior Julissa Escobedo, Escobedo shares her experiences of being a student and working during the pandemic.

My dad narrates his childhood and how his influential his widowed mother (my grandmother) was on his life ideals and values. We then discuss his experiences of transitioning from a rural village to a major city to an entirely different...

In this interview, I interview my grandmother Betty Savage in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 24, 2017. Betty reflects on her childhood, family, accomplishments, aspirations, hobbies, and lessons she's learned over the years. She discusses her grandmother, cousins, mother, father,...

My dad shares his life story as a dentist, and his progression in academic advancement.

Alexa Rice ’11 and her aunt Desiree Rogers ’81 reflect on how their Wellesley experience as women of color prepared them to be bold in every aspect of their life.

Xolani Yaaba (31) is interviwed by StoryCorps facilitator Laura Saenz (47) about his early childhood and experiences in the Chicago Public School system and how that influenced him in his work studying the school to prison pipeline.

My teacher helped me with a bump in the road trying to get into college. My teacher helped me accomplish one step for my future.

I had interviewed Mr. ferrick. I had done it because I had thought that there would be many things I don’t know about him. He is a person I know. Although, he is a teacher with a lot of stories....

A pair of non-traditional students discuss their experiences of returning to college and their motivation to pursue a bachelor's degree.

I ask my mom, Victoria Boog, some questions about what she remembers growing up in Ukraine and about her move to the USA.

One Small Step conversation partners Joann Keyton (70) and Charles "Charley" Mullin [no age given] talk about trauma, war, and Dalmatians.

"How has communication and media technology evolved in your lifetime?" Interviewing my aunt about how technology and communication has evolved over the course of her life for my Mass communications 101 course.

During this interview we talked about Betty's life in terms of her marriage, children, and lessons learned. Betty was extremely interested in swimming, and academics.

A california high school student (16) talks with a friend across the sea, an Italian student studying science and math in Sardinia.

Through hard work and many life lessons leading to a successful career in business and family life.

Friends and colleagues Naomi Rose Fertman (40) and Dr. Sarah De Los Santos Upton (36) talk about navigating parenthood and their careers as educators at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). They also talk about their community, women's...

I, Gabrielle (16), ask Katie (16), who is my best friend, some questions about academics and social life. If mental health is often overlooked. How to balance academics and extracurriculars.

Gabriela Baeza VEntura (39) talks with sister Georgina Baeza (27) about her academic success.