Aneesa Sood, a White House Initiative HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) All Star and author of Freshman Fifteen: The Most Important Things I Learned in My First Year of College, is featured in a new video profile produced by Aspire TV. Sood, a Tuskegee University biology major with a 4.0 grade point average, discusses the strengths of HBCUs and the importance of academic excellence. The video also promotes the ongoing Allstate Insurance and Tom Joyner Foundation Quotes for Education campaign to raise funds for HBCUs locally and nationwide.
“I was so excited when LaTasha Ezell, a senior producer from Aspire TV, contacted me about this opportunity. HBCUs are a hidden jewel. Many people are not aware of how much they offer. They don’t realize that HBCUs provide a pipeline for talented students interested in entering STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields,” says Sood. “Through this video, I am able to play a small part in helping encourage contributions to HBCUs.”
Sood is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and the founder of But Words Will Never Hurt Me, an award-winning anti-bullying program, and Esteem 4 Girls, a program designed to inspire young women to reach their full potential. She has presented workshops and presentations at schools, churches, clubs and other locations in Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas, and has been featured in numerous publications, including U.S. News and World Report. An article Sood wrote on success in college was published in the August/September 2014 issue of Justine Magazine.
