NBCU Media Fellows Returns for the Third Year in a Row!

This summer our students had the opportunity to intern with NBCUniversal for the 3rd annual Media Fellows Program. Students toured the NBCU media center, worked on real world case studies, practiced their news anchor skills, and presented their final projects to NBCU executives!

It was a spectacular week and we are so grateful for the support from all of our friends at NBCU. It won't be long until we see our students as broadcasters on primetime!

Thank you to everyone at NBCU who made this program possible!
Chris Wayland, Maggie Baxter, Aaron Thomas, Annie Peters, Keith R. Barbaria, Marc Fortier, Charlene Bert, Catherine Cintrón, Natasha Ali, Caitriona Spratt, Morry Levine, Courtney Seymour, Dulce Gutiérrez Calvo, Maritza Merino Palacio, Jessica Silva, Jeff Grice, Mimi Wishner Segel, Nohely Portillo, Shira Stoll, Trenni Kusnierek, Jerry Sargent, Kwani A. Lunis, Alyssa Jewell, Sara Lombardi, Benjamin Aliber, Nicole Fasciano, Asher Klein, Thea DiGiammerino, Hannah Donnelly, Abigail Chin, Cecy Del Carmen

WCVB-TV Interviews MMB Triad

Last night, one of our triads made an appearance on WCVB-TV! Nga Truong, '22 and her mentors Tadelech Mengesha and Emily Wickstrom were all featured in a piece exhibiting the importance of mentoring and just how much of an impact it can make in a young person's journey through the college process. We're so proud of them for sharing their story and we are proud to foster a community where our students and mentors can grow and thrive together!

Flour Bakery's Nonprofit of the Month

Minds Matter Boston is pleased to announce that we've been chosen as Flour Bakery+Cafe's Nonprofit of the Month for June! All month long, you can support MMB by visiting Flour Bakery and donating the rewards you earn through the Flour App as well as making a donation that Flour will match! Get yourself a tasty treat from Flour today!

Congratulations Class of 2022!

This past Saturday, we came together to honor the Class of 2022 at our first in person Commencement since 2019. The ceremony was complete with celebratory remarks and inspirational speeches from Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia and MMB Senior and future Bryn Mawr freshman, Angie Quiroz! You can watch the full ceremony here.

Boston Class of 2022! We are proud to announce that 100% of the graduating class was admitted to a 4 year-college and they received over 1.4 million dollars in first-year financial aid! 

A special thanks also to our partners Massachusetts Institute of Technology, EY, Hamilton Company and Deloitte!

Minds Matter in the News

Inside Higher Ed recently recognized Minds Matter as a partner in the critical issue of helping liberal arts colleges enroll more Black students. Read the full story in More Black Students Enroll in Liberal Arts Colleges.

Shout out in the New York Times

We’re honored to be recognized by the New York Times as a nonprofit doing important and admirable work. Thank you to Bret Stephens and Gail Collins for including us in their list of worthy causes to consider donating to this holiday season.

Over the weekend, our Executive Director, Rachel Kanter, caught up with two former Minds Matter Boston mentees. Alyssa (MMB '17) recently graduated from Williams College and is working at Margarita Muñiz Academy and Nate (MMB '17) recently graduated from Dartmouth College and is now a Consultant at Hoffman Alvary & Co.

We are so proud of their accomplishments and they will always be part of the MMB family!

Apply to Become a Mentor Today!

We're so close! By Friday, October 1st, MMB needs to accept 30 more new mentors to maintain our 2:1 mentor ratio for every student in our program. Click here to learn more and apply TODAY!

Can't become a mentor? Share this post to your network today for our #55More campaign & tag us! #boston #mentor #mentoring #volunteer

Welcome to the team, Kristal!

We are thrilled to welcome Kristal Castro as our new Program Coordinator! Originally from Buffalo, NY, Kristal moved to Boston to earn her bachelor's degree in communications and her master's degree in educational policy studies at Boston University. At MMB, she will work closely with our Director of Programs and Program Manager to oversee programming and support student and volunteer recruitment efforts.

Please join us in welcoming Kristal to the MMB family!

NBCUniversal Media Fellows - Summer 2021

This summer, our students had the opportunity to intern with NBCUniversal as part of our Media Fellows Program. Students toured the NBCU media center, worked on case studies about Peacock steaming services and the Olympics, and presented their final projects to NBCU executives!

It was a spectacular week and we are so grateful for the support from all of our friends at NBCU. It won't be long until we see our students as broadcasters on primetime!