Sara Wilkerson

Sara Wilkerson

Sara Wilkerson is a recent graduate of Bucknell University with a B.A. in Film & Media Studies. Sara transferred to Bucknell after graduating from Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, with an A.A. in Mass Media: Media Studies under a full tuition scholarship awarded by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. While at Bucknell, Sara was involved in numerous student-run publications, was president of the Bucknell Film Club in Spring 2019, and studied abroad in Bath, England, in fall 2019. Having graduated, Sara seeks to start her career in media as a writer.

Recent Work

February 1, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
Reps. Spanberger and Castro Reintroduce Apprenticeship Program Initiative

WASHINGTON – As part of the first session in the 117th Congress, Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D- Va., and Joaquin Castro,... Read More

WASHINGTON – As part of the first session in the 117th Congress, Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D- Va., and Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, reintroduced legislation to support youth apprenticeship programs in Central Virginia and across the country.  The Strengthening Youth Apprenticeships Act of 2021 will direct the secretaries... Read More

January 29, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
Rep. Peters Reintroduces Water Recycling Legislation for City of San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - This week, Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., reintroduced the bipartisan Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II, legislation that... Read More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - This week, Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., reintroduced the bipartisan Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II, legislation that simplifies the city of San Diego’s required permitting process to operate the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant. The legislation will solidify the region’s water security and... Read More

January 29, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
Library of Congress Awarded $15 Million Grant for Multiyear Cultural Initiative

The Library of Congress has announced a new multiyear initiative called “Of the People: Widening the Path” in an effort... Read More

The Library of Congress has announced a new multiyear initiative called “Of the People: Widening the Path” in an effort to connect more deeply with Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and other minority communities by expanding its collections, using technology to enable storytelling and offering more internship and... Read More

January 27, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
Iowa District 2 Election Saga Continues

In a Monday webinar hosted by Iowa Democrat Rita Hart, Hart’s attorney Marc Elias disputed Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks' recent motion... Read More

In a Monday webinar hosted by Iowa Democrat Rita Hart, Hart’s attorney Marc Elias disputed Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks' recent motion of dismissal for Hart’s contention with the state’s 2nd Congressional District election results.   Hart, who ran for the House of Representatives against Miller-Meeks, lost the November... Read More

January 26, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
New Study Warns of COVID-19’s Negative Impact on Rural Colleges and Communities

A new study published by the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on underserved... Read More

A new study published by the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on underserved rural colleges and surrounding communities could endanger the stability of local economies, health care systems and social mobility for the foreseeable future.  The study, a research... Read More

January 22, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
Biden Executive Order Vows Support for Quality, In-person Learning to Resume

President Biden has signed an executive order detailing his administration’s policy plans to reopen schools safely for quality, in-person instruction.... Read More

President Biden has signed an executive order detailing his administration’s policy plans to reopen schools safely for quality, in-person instruction. The order also details how the administration will begin tackling long-term effects that were created and exacerbated by the pandemic, such as learning loss and educational... Read More

January 21, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
Biden Directs DoED to Pause Federal Student Loan Payments Until September

President Joe Biden has directed the Department of Education to extend its pause on federal student loan payments and collections... Read More

President Joe Biden has directed the Department of Education to extend its pause on federal student loan payments and collections until September 30, 2021.  The directive was part of a series of executive orders that the newly sworn in president signed during his first few days... Read More

January 20, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
Virginia Modifies Guidance for K-12 Reopenings Amid Pandemic

Recently, Virginia officials released an updated revision of the state’s interim guidelines for reopening K-12 schools in a letter sent... Read More

Recently, Virginia officials released an updated revision of the state’s interim guidelines for reopening K-12 schools in a letter sent to Virginia educators and public health officials. The move comes one day after the Centers for Disease Control published a new study indicating that K-12 schools... Read More

January 15, 2021
by Sara Wilkerson
Utility Develops Sustainable Framework for Net Zero Future

This week, Southern Company, an energy company serving nine million customers throughout the country, announced that it has developed a... Read More

This week, Southern Company, an energy company serving nine million customers throughout the country, announced that it has developed a sustainable financing framework that will allow the company and its subsidiaries to issue bond investments for eligible sustainable projects.  Southern Company is among one of the... Read More

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