What do we really mean when we say college isn’t for everyone? | Alex Bernadotte | TEDxBYU

More often than not, those who question whether college is for everyone do so with their own college degree already in hand. For many students, particularly those from under-resourced communities, a college degree is a shot at a meaningful career and even a path out of poverty. First-generation college graduate Alexandra Bernadotte was a star student but nearly dropped out after her freshman year at Dartmouth before graduating and becoming a nonprofit entrepreneur. In this talk, she wonders what we might accomplish if we spent less time questioning whether college is for everyone and more time fixing the systemic and policy barriers that often stand in the way of college success for all students but, in particular, students like her.

Alex Bernadotte is the founder and CEO of Beyond 12, a high-tech, high-touch nonprofit that integrates personalized coaching and intelligent technology to increase the college graduation rates of underserved students. She has more than 20 years of executive management and strategic development experience in the nonprofit and private sectors. Alex has won numerous awards, including being named an Ashoka Fellow, one of the highest honors for social entrepreneurs in the world. In addition, Beyond 12 was recognized as one of the world's ten most innovative companies in education by Fast Company and the organization's MyCoach mobile app won the 2016 Xammy Award for best social impact app. Alex received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and earned a master's degree with a concentration in policy and organizational leadership from Stanford.

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