Sometimes it can seem as though we are awash in dispiriting news about young people. Pick up any newspaper or turn on the television and you’re invariably confronted with a headline about social media excesses or online bullying by teenagers.... Read More
Many thanks to the incredible donors, volunteers, and other supporters who attended our Community Leaders Luncheon on Friday, December 7. I was honored to meet many of you and look forward to deepening our acquaintance. Our event speakers, Miguel Cruz... Read More
As many of you know, the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara will soon have a new leader. Victoria Juarez, who currently serves as executive director of Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, will assume her new duties as president and CEO of... Read More
Student loan debt has been the focus of ominous headlines in recent months, and the underlying figures are indeed alarming. According to Federal Reserve data, Americans owed $1.5 trillion in student loans in the first quarter of 2018. Class of 2017 g...
Is college a worthwhile investment? The question has gained new currency in the wake of economist Bryan Caplan’s recent book, “The Case Against Education,” with various commentators weighing in for and against the proposition that our current system of colleges... Read More
As we gear up for next week’s South Coast Business & Technology Awards presentation, I’d like to pause briefly to savor the four successful events put on by the Scholarship Foundation last week. About 650 students, parents, and educators gathered... Read More