Media Mentions

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2023 "The Hidden Homeless: Exploring the Impact of Housing Inequality on Young Adults"

2023 What Can We Learn from Rhode Island’s New Data about Students Experiencing Foster Care?

2022 The Chronicle of Higher Education: Race on Campus Newsletter

2022 “Three Ways Colleges and Universities Can Help Address Unpaid Internships"

2022 “Report: Paid Internships Benefit Community College Students”

2022 “A New Approach to Keep Former Foster Youth from Facing Food Insecurity”

2021 “Over 1 million HS Grads Skipped College in 2020. Only a Tiny Fraction Re-Enrolled in 2021”

2020 ‘The Forgotten Students’: Report Calls on Congress to Help Hard-hit Foster Youth on Campus'

Upcoming and Past Talks

What You Should Know About Promoting Educational Resilience Among College Students With Foster Care Experience

Summit on Children 2023
Columbus, OH
March 2023

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No Single Path to Success: Overcoming Adversity

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
May 2021

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Our Stories (Un)Told: Amplifying the Voices of Foster Care Alumni in Higher Education

California State University - Monterey Bay
California
May 2019

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Building Safe and Inclusive Campus and Community Environments for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) students

Culturally Responsive Campus Communities
Illinois State University
March 2023

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Testimonials

Keyiona Ritchy

“I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Amechi who was the keynote of the California State University Monterey Bay Guardian Scholars. His research and passion advocating for foster youth in higher education left an imprint on the Guardian Scholars Program and the greater CSUMB community." 

Foster Care Awareness event in May 2019

Michelle Domino

It was a sincere pleasure working with Dr. Amechi as a contributor to Third Way’s ACADEMIX Upshot policy brief series in June 2020. Dr. Amechi’s report on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on postsecondary students aging out of the foster care system offers tremendous insight for state and federal legislators, and his research and advocacy on behalf of this critical yet often overlooked student population have far-reaching implications for meaningful policy reform.

Deputy Director of Education
Third Way