I am busy. Under normal circumstances. As a parent, college student and program adviser, I work and attend class — while also coordinating drop-offs, pick-ups, bedtime routines and playdates for my kids. Life was already a fine balance of responsibilities, commitments and difficult decisions. Now, because of the impact that the coronavirus is having across […]
Ariel Ventura-Lazo
Ariel Ventura-Lazo, 29, is a student at George Mason University, a program adviser at Northern Virginia Community College and a judge of the Rise Prize, which is awarding $1 million in combined prizes to ideas and solutions that support postsecondary success for student-parents.

