March 2020 JuDonne Hemingway
JuDonne Hemingway, 2019 Surge Chicago Alum was featured in a Teach for America online article titled, “Women Empowering Women: Inspirations and Resources from Seasoned Female Leaders.”
Recruitment for the 2021 Surge Oakland Fellowship begins
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist As the Surge movement enters its fifth year and we continue to elevate and connect with our 2020 Surge Oakland Fellows, we are excited to announce the beginning of recruitment for our 2021 Surge Oakland Fellowship…
March 2020 Adelric McCain
Adelric McCain, 2018 Surge Chicago Alum was selected for the Leadership Award by the San Francisco Coalition of Essential Small Schools (SF-CESS) for his work as well as that of Network for College Success at the University of Chicago in demonstrating equity-centered leadership for transforming our schools.
March 2020 Grisel Maldonado and Ernesto Saldivar, Jr
February 2020 Grisel Maldonado, 2015 Surge Chicago Alum, and Ernesto Saldivar, Jr., 2019 Surge Chicago Alum were selected as part of Negocios Now’s list of Latinos 40 Under 40 Class of 2019.
Shades of Leadership
Shades of Leadership: A Short Film In 2019, the Surge Institute produced a short film entitled Shades of Leadership, born out of a growing need for a piece of media that specifically calls out why it is so important to have transformative and connected leaders of color at the table when making decisions that impacts…
Shades of Impact
The Shades of Impact Initiative shouts out the colorful people who shaped us, inspired us and sparked our growth. Many of us have a story in our hearts about a trailblazer who set us on a path, either because of what they’ve done or because of who they were in a critical moment. From March…
Introducing the Surge Academy | Indianapolis
It has been a blessing to watch the Surge movement grow and evolve since our humble beginning back in 2015, and we are honored to continue to serve and collaborate with the communities and leaders of Chicago, Oakland, and Kansas City. Of course, as a National movement, we are committed to continued growth and impact…
Success!
THANK YOU! Thank you for sharing your story as part of the #ShadesofImpact Initiative. We will add your story to growing collage of powerful stories celebrating and shedding a much needed light on geniuses of color who’ve had made profound impact. We will send you an email notification when the collage is complete. In the…
February 2020 Edgar Palacios
February 2020 Edgar Palacios, 2019 Surge Academy Kansas City Alum, and the Latinx Education Collaborative worked with Scuola Vita Nuova sixth-grade students on a Shark Tank-style design thinking project.
February 2020 Charles Cole, III
February 2020 Charles Cole, III, 2018 Surge Oakland Alum was featured on a podcast episode with Dr. Boyce Wakins.