General Intelligences

Our Mission: Make Common Sense More Common

General Intelligences is a 501(c)(3) fiscally-sponsored nonprofit organization cultivating an understanding of how to navigate the “hidden curriculum”, providing free & high-quality resources for developing important adult life skills and building students’ social capital.

Together we help young adults from historically underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds achieve professional and academic success along with a sense of community.

Founded in April 2020 by Magda Wojtara, a FGLI student, graduate from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and current medical student at the University of California-Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine.


Our Impact

28,000+ Students Directly Helped

250+ Articles Written

80+ Countries Reached

70+ Local & Community Partners


How We Do It

Webinars, Workshops & Advocacy

Webinars: Our webinars consist of 1-4 professionals in a given field for 1 hour with an included Q&A session, contact information, and a recording of the session to view again. Past sessions include:
*Nobel Prize Recipients
*Yale Law Students
*Congresswomen
*Small Business Owners

Workshops: Hosted by Gen Intel staff these cover topics such as:
*Side Hustles
*Resume Guidance
*Utilizing LinkedIn
*Credit Cards

Advocacy: Our Gen Intel staff work directly with interested students to advocate for education equity-centered reforms and policy in their communities.
*Local Government
*State Government
*Federal Government

Education Inequity Fellowship Program

Each fellowship program cohort runs for 8 weeks and you will be placed in groups of 4-5 students from the US and more than 10 different countries. Applications are competitive and open bi-annually. The program culminates in:
* a 25-minute research project presentation and poster
* study of a pressing issue relating to education equity
*guidance on developing their own grassroots initiatives.

Other
Programs

*Journal Club: This is a 5-week experience with weekly cohort-wide reflections on papers focused on interdisciplinary topics regarding social equity.

*Articles: The Gen Intel staff posts brief articles centering on different monthly themes.

*Research Journal: Gen Intel is home to a peer-reviewed, open-access research journal aimed at advancing research relating to the experience and struggles of marginalized students.

*Research Collaborative: Gen Intel is committed to making academia and research more accessible to students by providing free virtual opportunities to engage in meaningful research addressing knowledge gaps in low and middle-income countries.


Our Latest Posts:

Student Testimonials

I stumbled across General Intelligences on instagram and read the articles on your website. They are so well-done that I had a clear idea on complex and simple topics relating to my transfer journey and adapting to college…There weren’t as many resources at my community college that I think could have prepared me as much as these resources on the website. I can’t thank this organization enough!

Ahmed M.

Thank you so much General Intelligences! I learned how to make my scholarship application stand out and also received the encouragement and structure on how to start my own project. This is a great atmosphere to learn and grow online with fellow students who I can call my friends. I’m very excited to matriculate to my dream school in the fall and have a better idea of how to go about finding resources and support on campus as a first-generation student thanks to advice from the team.

Olivia C.

Student Testimonials Cont.

I cannot recommend General Intelligences enough! Through participation in the Research Collaborative program I was able to learn the process of tackling a systematic review including helpful websites and resources. I am on my way to publishing my very first peer-reviewed research publication regarding adverse childhood experiences. This was an amazing learning experience and I highly recommend it to anyone considering participating!

Yena L.

The team at Gen Intel is inclusive, diverse and welcoming. I am so inspired by the hard work put in by ever member of the team. I was first involved in Gen Intel as an avid reader of the posted articles, and later had the chance to intern for several months in the partnerships divison. I am so excited to see what this organization accomplishes next.

Sam C.


Want to contribute?

Please contact us with more info. We are always looking for new members of our team who are driven to promote real change.