By Maris Medina College Mentors for Kids at the University of Maryland is a chapter of the non-profit organization that matches students from a local Prince George’s County school with an individual mentor. The activities, which are centered around higher education, community service, and culture and diversity, are meant to get low-income students excited about college. And according to the club’s president, junior operations management … Continue reading Non-profit College Mentors for Kids motivates low-income students to further their educations

By Maris Medina This university’s Jewish Student Union and Kedma, its Orthodox Jewish community, partnered Sept. 17 to hold Pump a Heart, Save a Heart — a 5K race in support of a nonprofit organization, Save a Child’s Heart. According to its website, the Israel-based nonprofit is an international organization that aims to provide cardiac care and training for doctors and nurses in developing countries, … Continue reading Kedma and Jewish Student Union hold 5K fundraiser for Save a Child’s Heart nonprofit