When FAFSA Failed Our Students: Lessons Learned and What to Expect Next Time
The new FAFSA was supposed to have helped low-income students in particular, not just by making it easier to apply, but by loosening the requirements for aid recipients. Unfortunately, it hurt many low-income students instead…
Santa Barbara Independent
New Era For Mission Scholars As Both High School and College Scholars Graduate
Mission Scholars’ Class of 2024 is marking a milestone in the organization’s history — celebrating the graduation of two cohorts…
Noozhawk
Mission Scholars Founders named "Local Heroes"
On a fateful December day on the Public Market’s patio five years ago, Kim Phillips, Cassie Lancaster, and Katie Kinsella sat down and decided to make the college dreams of Santa Barbara kids a reality on a larger scale than they had before…
Santa Barbara Independent
Executive Director Cassie Lancaster on TVSB
In this 805 Focus! interview with Cynder Sinclair of NonprofitKinect, Cassie Lancaster explains Mission Scholars inception, programs, and goals.
TVSB
KEYT Features Mission Scholars Graduation
KEYT’s Mina Wahab covers Mission Scholars’ Graduation, where families and friends gathered in Goleta on Sunday to celebrate.
KEYT
Students Jump Start Through UC Santa Barbara Summer Research Programs
Santa Barbara Independent
Reflecting on a Challenging Year: The Mission Scholars Complete Their First Semester at a Four-Year
