Student Voices

“[I had] my mind so expanded by new waves of thought…[AULA] really does change the way that I walk in the world every single day.”

Cynthia Ruffin

Montreal, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Collaboration, travel, taking trips out to the desert during meteor showers

Theater activist and performer; AULA Bridge Program coordinator

Visit our Living the Mission page to read about Cynthia’s internship. “Exploring how to use theater as a tool for social justice was really important to me. So the idea of attending a school that has social justice as its core mission spoke to me loudly. I think it yelled for me to come to school here, and I’m really happy to be part of this community.”