Policy
We advocate for equitable financial aid and higher education systems.
Policy Priorities
The policy team works with students, practitioners, and uAspire advisors to identify challenges students face accessing financial aid and develop advocacy priorities each year.
Policy Fellowship
Through a paid fellowship, college students build advocacy skills and influence policymakers to make higher education more affordable and equitable.
Fellows are undergraduate students in California, Massachusetts, and New York, who are Pell-eligible or have DACA or TPS status. The fellowship builds a pipeline for underrepresented voices into politics and ensures policymakers are hearing directly from those most affected by policies.
"We see firsthand the obstacles students across the country face affording college. We experience the problems. We know the needed solutions.”
Student Policy Fellows
Chayanne Barrientos
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Jorge Pereira Martinez
Columbia University
Aisha Porcher
Springfield College
Rosalyn Rojas Rodriguez
Columbia University in the City of New York
Amara Santos
San Francisco State University
Evelyne Aviles Velazquez
Pomona College
Publications
The Latest
College Uncovered: Buyer Beware
For Students
How to Support Students Through the New FAFSA Timeline
Blog
Fall 2024 Policy Fellowship Application
Blog
Policy Team
Melissa Clarke
New York Policy Director
Anika Van Eaton
Vice President of Policy
Parshan Khosravi
California Policy Director
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Femi Stoltz
Massachusetts Policy Director