It’s time to stop being polite, and start getting real about helping students succeed.
The #RealCollege SLAC gives students causing “good trouble” in postsecondary spaces a key to the room where it happens. #RealCollege SLAC members help set The Hope Center’s agenda by bringing new issues and interests for discussion to the table.
The Hope Center is the leading national organization putting students’ basic needs front and center on the agenda. We created and lead the #RealCollege Movement, driving changes to institutional practices and policy around the nation.
Meet the Inaugural #RealCollege SLAC


Joqsan Albaladejo-Soler

Rosalia Armas

Lydia Ashenafie

Heather Atherton

Diana Benitez

Freda Bridges

Liliana Cruz

Catherine Cueva

Aleina Dume

Marco Flores

Barbara Gooch

Thamee Htwe

Destney Johnson

Denisha Jones

Collin-Kazu Lewis

Ronsard Mondesir

Kesare Mowrer

Jasmine Rao

Victoria Rocha

Nakwari Rodgers

Frederick Shegog

Ciara Terry

Michael Wiafe
Check back soon to apply for our next cohort!
The Hope Center is pursuing the systems changes required to help all students succeed in college. Please consider donating to the #RealCollege Student Leadership Advisory Council so that we can continue developing students’ capacity for systems change.