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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.

Susan Krysak [no age given] talks to her friends, Adela Duncan [no age given] and Danny Ginter [no age given], about Paz Amigos, an organization she started to support men and women who were being released by ICE with no...

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.

One Small Step partners William Lovett (32) and Claudia Kell (72) talk about their shared connection to Dayton, Ohio, how immigrants should be welcomed into the United States, and the need to take the vitriol out of political conversations.

One Small Step conversation partners Adriana Sanchez (35) and Cesar Lucio (57) find the similarities and differences in their immigration stories to the United States from Mexico, having immigrated at different ages and in different decades. They reflect on the...

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,...

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.

One Small Step conversation partners Ansley Powell (20) and Anne Turner-Henson (67) discuss public health issues, COVID-19 vaccine rates, socialized medicine, and immigration.

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.

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....

In the Fall of 2017 -- about seven months before it was widely reported by the media -- a quiet pilot program began in El Paso to separate 'older' children from their parents at the Border. Once it became public,...

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...

One Small Step conversation partners David Cooper (69) and Andrew Allen (21) have an intergenerational talk about their faith, their careers, social support and political views.

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

One Small Step partners, Vaughn Langley (72) and Denton Willis (65) discuss their beliefs on climate change, police reform, the party system and various other topics.

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

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

One Small Step conversation partners Cindy Fortune (62) and Lucia Glynn (62) find differences and commonalities over politics, education funding, religion and news sources. They share stories of difficult experiences and the choices they made that brought them to where...

Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough (32) talks with her husband Kevin Clough (37) about her experiences as a stateless person in the United States. She shares the story of learning of her statelessness, reflects on the impact of statelessness on her and her...

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.

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.