Junior Bridge Program (JBP)is part of the Student Academic Success and Educational Equity Programs (SASEEP) The program will begin on June 22 to July 30, 2026. At the end of Junior Bridge, a ...

Starting college can be daunting, both academically and socially. Data shows that students of color have higher rates of success when they have a community of peers. The College of Arts and Sciences’ ...

Falll Bridge is a learning community for first-year students. As a participant in Fall Bridge, you will be enrolled in a human culture (H) class that, in addition to being slightly smaller than other ...

Tatiana Johnson waits patiently with her hand in the air, one of many school-going skills she’s learned in a summer preschool bridge program in Oakland that could be fundamental to her success in ...

Joe Rodriguez had a tough time adjusting to college, and his grades suffered as a result. “I just wasn’t mature, and I failed miserably,” he says. Rodriguez enlisted in the US Marine Corps, and he ...

A two-week program designed for highly motivated incoming first-year students who are interested in building a strong foundation for their experience at Hope. The application is available in the ...

When she entered Smith four years ago as a student of color and first-generation college student, Yenelsa Duran ’16 says it was hard to feel that she belonged on campus. Looking back, Duran credits ...