Kayla (Symone) Houston

Computer Science and Economics , Brown 2021. she/her/hers @QuestBridge and @Emergevillage Scholar. Finance and Investing. Views are my own.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Greta Thunberg speaks at the UN climate summit: "You all come to us young people for hope? How dare you!"
Read more: https://t.co/JDMyApr433

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

Thinking about all the black, brown, & low-income students who arrive at college & who are made to feel as if they don't deserve to be there, while so many wealthy students have their parents essentially buy their way into these schools & rarely experience the same skepticism.

[Isaiah Grigsby @IsaiahGrigsby]

Your failures are the beginning of greatness.

[Imani Y. @manibyorker]

This government shutdown is really crazy. I truly don’t understand HOW or why this is okay. The amount of people affected is insane and the fact that it’s all due to the wants & desires of a few selfish people is what’s even wilder. Hope it ends soon b/c people have bills to pay.

[𝕁𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝔼. ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 @ProfJonCollins]

Hey everyone, I'm excited to announce that I will be staying at Brown University as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Education starting July 1, 2019!

[EMERGE @emergevillage]

Congratulations to @HoustonISD #EMERGE student, Derrick Ngo, on his early action acceptance to the @Harvard College Class of 2023! See his reaction:

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

Something I just love about public libraries is how they bring together such a wide cross section of people. You look around & see grandparents sitting on the floor w/their grandchildren, scholars digging into the archives, college kids who have a paper due in 2 hrs. I love it.

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

Also, Kayla is vegan and had us all rethinking our dinner choices as we got into a discussion about the larger impact of personal choices on the climate. Good work from Allyson, Kayla and all of our summer interns!

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

Kayla talks about finding cleaner energy sources and the way forward to fight #climatechange: mitigation (advanced nuclear technology or geoengineering) and adaptation to reduce vulnerability @EMERGEfellows

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

We also heard today from @EmergeFellow Kayla Houston for a fascinating look at climate change. Kayla is studying computer science and economics at @BrownUniversity #STEM

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

I can't believe we have to say this in the year 2018: Poverty is not a crime.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans, convicted of nothing, should not be in jail because they can't afford their bail.

[Kayla (Symone) Houston @KaylaSHouston]

I’m currently reading “The Unfinished Social Entrepreneur” and 10/10 recommend

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

This week, I’m traveling to Africa for the first time since I left office – a continent of wonderful diversity, thriving culture, and remarkable stories. As I prepare for this trip, I wanted to share a list of books that I’d recommend for summer reading: https://t.co/W4Jc0N23iy

[Kayla (Symone) Houston @KaylaSHouston]

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are meant for.

[Kayla (Symone) Houston @KaylaSHouston]

There needs to be more spaces to discuss mental health issues in STEM

[Kim McIver @kimmciver_]

Officially a black female Computer Scientist. 1 of 2 of my graduating class. #ILookLikeAnEngineer

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Why are teachers paid so little? Why aren’t more politicians across state legislatures standing up for them? I’ll tell you why.

[兔兒神 @chenchenwrites]

i don’t understand trying to teach writing, in any genre, without assigning quite a lot of reading & encouraging students to maintain their own steady diet of reading. writing, without much reading, is like eating only what you can make & what you can make is toast.

[Marvin L James II @sportsguymarv]

The youngest Chik-fil-A owner in history, at 26 yrs old Ashley Derby opened her first location and now a 2nd location on Thursday! I repeat, 26YRS OLD!!! 😲😁😁😁💖🎈 #TFG #Entrepreneurs #WomenEntrepreneur #restaurantowner #restauranteur #blackwomen