Nyari Wright, an award recipient, expressed her disbelief about receiving the scholarship, saying, "I was like, this is not real, I had to take a lap around the school, I was like, is this real?"
Angela Vergara, another scholarship recipient, described her emotional reaction to receiving the award. "I was crying when I found out, I called my mom and said you won't believe it and she was so proud..."
Dan Sachs, Dean of the Oakland campus, spoke on the program's impact, stating, "That investment in the kids in this community will pay back not just to Oakland, and Northeastern, but around the world..."
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