Channel 11 News Features AULA’s Bridge Program

Antioch University Los Angeles’ Bridge Program has been doing something simply revolutionary: providing a quality education in the Humanities for the poor and working poor of Los Angeles. Channel 11 News recently ran a feature on Bridge Program student, Andrea.  Take a look at it here: 

The entire Bridge Program is provided free of charge; this includes tuition, textbooks, school supplies, transportation costs and an evening meal. Bridge students work together with committed faculty and tutors studying philosophy, literature, art history and the writing arts. AULA recruits potential Bridge students from organizations that help those least likely to have had a formal introduction to the humanities and higher education.

Since its inception in 1999, the Bridge Program has given hundreds of people a larger vision for their lives, greater self-confidence, and a deeper sense of how we are all connected in one community and more hope. Students are also encouraged to affect change in their personal lives, careers and communities in ways that job skills training alone cannot.

Every Tuesday and Thursday evening for nine months, Bridge students meet at the AULA campus to develop writing skills, practice critical thinking, and study the humanities. Bridge students also have access to the use of AULA's on-campus computer lab, online library services, and two hours of tutoring each week. Students who complete the coursework satisfactorily can earn up to fifteen units of college credit.

The Bridge Program was founded by AULA alumna Shari Foos, with B.A. Program faculty member David Tripp as founding director. It is funded by the generous support of individuals, foundations and volunteers, as well as Antioch University Los Angeles.