EMERGE Media Coverage
The 74 Million
April 22, 2019
Houston Teen Inspires After Difficult Road to Ivy League (Video)
ABC 13 Eyewitness News
April 3, 2019
It's rarely about merit. College scam reveals truth about educational opportunity [Opinion]
The Houston Chronicle
March 16, 2019
I was homeless. Then I was admitted to Harvard [Opinion]
The Houston Chronicle
March 9, 2019
Dekaney High School EMERGE Students Look Ahead to Senior Year and Beyond
The Paper
August 1, 2018
Dayna De la Cruz from Chavez High School Shares Her Journey to Wellesley College
Wellesley Magazine
Spring 2018
Eager Students Need Counselors as Guides
Houston Chronicle
May 21, 2018
Spring ISD EMERGE College Prep Program Kicks Off
SpringISD
May 17, 2018
HISD Names EMERGE Founder, Rick Cruz, Chief of Strategy and Innovation
Houston ISD Blog
May 3, 2018
He Applied to 20 of the Best Colleges and Got a Full Ride to All of Them
CNN
March 31, 2018
**This story was picked up by The New York Times, BBC, Houston Chronicle, KHOU and Houston Public Media as well!
Second-Ever EMERGE Luncheon Sells Out, Raises $250,000 at the Briar Club in River Oaks
Houston Chronicle
March 8, 2018
The Source at Washington University
February 21, 2018
College Advising in Houston Schools Gets Multi-Million Dollar Boost
Houston Public Media
December 12, 2017
Why Applying to College is So Confusing
The New York Times
December 5, 2017
Colby College Student's Tech Feature Saves Thousands in Texas
Fox 22
August 31, 2017
College Tours Prove Eye-Opening for Low-Income Students
Houston Chronicle
July 8, 2017
Parents Send Teenagers Off on College Tour with "Despedida"
Houston Public Media
June 26, 2017
Nonprofit EMERGE Graduates Largest Class of Seniors Headed to Top-Tier Schools
Houston Public Media
May 7, 2017
EMERGE Inaugural Build the Village Luncheon
The Houston Chronicle
March 17, 2017
The Houston Chronicle
January 10, 2017
Houston's Top Students Discuss Higher Education Roadblocks
The Houston Chronicle
January 7, 2017
The New York Times
If I Were President...
The New York Times
November 3, 2016
The Price of Business
November 1, 2016
Fox 26 EMERGE Senior Highlight
Fox 26 Houston
June 17, 2016
NECBAC College Fair for EMERGE
NECBAC
June 23, 2016
Off to Yale with a Stop at the White House
Houston Chronicle
May 27, 2016
Top Colleges That Accepted Houston ISD Students in the EMERGE Program
Houston Chronicle
April 28, 2016
High-Achieving, Talented and Feeling Like a Fraud on Campus
Houston Public Media KUHF
January 25, 2016
NECBAC Pairs with EMERGE for Two-Day College Access Event
NECBAC
June 8, 2015
How Houston is Re-Imagining College Success
Education Week
June 2, 2015
Senior Celebration Student Testimonial: Deronisha
Houston ISD
April 29, 2015
Senior Celebration Student Testimonial: Joey
Houston ISD
April 29, 2015
Senior Celebration Student Testimonial: Leticia
Houston ISD
April 29, 2015
Senior Celebration Student Testimonial: Michael
Houston ISD
April 29, 2015
Estudiantes Van a Las Mejores Universidades
Univision
February 15, 2015
Felipe Guillen State of the Schools Speech
Houston ISD
February 11, 2015
De la Construcción a Una Profesión
Univision
November 17, 2014
EMERGE: Educación Sin Imposibles
Univision
October 10, 2014
Del HISD a Una Prestigiosa Universidad
Univision
August 9, 2014
Houston ISD
July 30, 2014
Summer Programs Help Prepare College Hopefuls and Freshmen-To-Be
Yale News
July 29, 2014
Yale Alumni Magazine
July 23, 2014
First Generation Students Turn to Fellowship for Guidance
USA Today
June 18, 2014
More Houston Students Reach Top Colleges
Houston Public Media
May 5, 2014
Program Honors HISD Students on the Road to an Ivy Education
Houston Press
April 24, 2014
Yale News
April 8, 2014
Houston Public Media
February 13, 2014
Houston Program Connects Low-Income Students with Top Colleges
Here and Now
November 6, 2013
Houston Public Media
October 30, 2013
Local Organization Helps Ivy League Dreams Come True
Houston Public Media
July 30, 2012