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Cooke Scholar provides critical help to refugees from home country of Afghanistan
Cooke Scholars

Cooke Scholar provides critical help to refugees from home country of Afghanistan

When Omar Azizi enrolled for his first courses at MiraCosta College, it was his first time in formal schooling. Growing up as an Afghan refugee in Pakistan, he wasn’t allowed to go to school as a kid.

“There wa...

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OutCare: How One Cooke Scholar is Making Sure the LGBTQ+ Community Has Access to Quality Healthcare
Cooke Scholars

OutCare: How One Cooke Scholar is Making Sure…

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Prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Announces 2020 Semifinalists
Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

Prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Announces 2020 Semifinalists

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Samantha Pratt - Creating Socioemotional Solutions for the Classroom
Alumni

Samantha Pratt - Creating Socioemotional Solutions for the Classroom

In our recent interactive video project about four Cooke Scholar Entrepreneurs, we told the story of Cooke Scholar Samantha Pratt, founder and CEO of KlickEngage. Inspired by her own personal experience with complex t...

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Richael Young - Turning Sustainability into Profitability
Alumni

Richael Young - Turning Sustainability into Profitability

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Daniel Leon-Davis - Inspiring Change Through Storytelling
Cooke Scholars

Daniel Leon-Davis - Inspiring Change Through Storytelling

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Exploring the World with Cooke Scholar Harun Mehmedinovic
Cooke Scholars

Exploring the World with Cooke Scholar Harun Mehmedinovic

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