College Guidance 101: One-on-One College Counseling
Jermaine Taylor's
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JERMAINE TAYLOR
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles Extension (Online), Los Angeles, CA
● Certificate, College Counseling, Expected December 2016
○ “Counseling the College Bound Student” (X 414.81) (Enrolled)
○ “The College Admissions Process” (X 414.82) (Enrolled)
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY
▪ Master’s, Journalism, May 2012, 3.35 G.P.A.
Thesis: The Rise and Fall of ForProfit Colleges: Advocacy Groups, Lobbyists, and the
Pushback on Reform
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
▪ Bachelor’s, Philosophy, May 2003
EXPERIENCE
Founder & EditorInChief, America’s #1 College Access News and Information Service
SponsoringYoungPeople.org, New York, NY, 8/2013 – Present
▪ Serve as primary writer and editor of the news service, a firstofitskind college access
news and information service catering to lowincome students and families.
▪ Actively manage blog, featuring news, Q&A interviews, advice and opinions from experts
and practitioners across the college access and admissions landscape.
Freelance Reporter/Writer, Various Publications
Independent, 5/2013 Present
▪ As a freelance reporter and writer, my work has appeared in such publication as the
Chronicle of Higher Education and School Library Journal, among others.
News Associate, CNBC
NBCUniversal, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 9/2012 – 5/2013
▪ Served as writer/junior web producer for CNBC.com, producing content that syndicated to
such news outlets as USA Today, NBC News and Yahoo! Finance
▪ Originated beat covering higher education, financial literacy, student debt, and the state of
the millennial job market
Information Assistant, Melrose Branch Library
New York Public Library, New York, NY, 8/2004 – 7/2005 & 8/2006 – 10/2010
▪ Administered Click On @ the Library computer training series at several branches for
seniors and other NYPL community members
▪ Assisted with NYPL's Rikers Island Correctional Outreach program, where NYPL staff
supplied books, study aids, and various other resources to inmates
Resident Counselor, Office of Residence Life
Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, Aurora, IL, 8/2005 – 6/2006
▪ Supervise and counsel 24 high school students in a residential dormitory wing of the
school, tracking their academic growth and extracurricular involvement
▪ Administer residential curriculum, emphasizing goalsetting, ethical decisionmaking,
communitybuilding and positive risktaking
▪ Serve as a liaison between parents, faculty and other Academy staff members
ASSOCIATIONS
New York State Association for College Admission Counseling, National Association of Black
Journalists
