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Interview with Foothill Alumn Disha Shidham on 11/21/2025

This is a recorded Zoom interview with Foothill Alumn Disha Shidham that we filmed together on Friday 11/21/2025. In May 2025, Disha graduated from Yale at the top of her class. Disha agreed to share her story and her wisdom in honor of future community college students. This interview is dedicated to Foothill students alongside other CA Community College students who are hoping to build excellent educational experiences towards freedom dreaming about a world that aligns with your deepest-held values. Si se puede! 0:00:00 -Hello and introductions 0:03:06 -Q1: What brought you to Foothill College? 0:04:40 -Mark Cuban inspires Disha to re-think college 0:08:00 -Q2: Please tell us more about your work on Savy 0:11:21 -Disha imagines a changes to our economic systems 0:14:20 - Disha and Jeff bond over our desire to imagine a different future 0:18:24 -Q3: Tell us more about your experiences at Foothill College 0:20:56 -Let’s name tradition of weed out classes in college STEM degrees https://casa.colorado.edu/~dduncan/wp... 0:22:38 -Weed out culture is related to legal corruption https://www.levernews.com/master-plan... 0:23:46 -Q4: Let’s celebrate Disha’s hard work at Yale! 0:28:13 -Disha celebrates her memories at Foothill 0:28:59 -Disha shows up to office hours nonstop 0:31:02 -System navigation tools towards freedom dreaming https://jeffandersonmath.wordpress.co... 0:37:08 -Q5: Please tell us more about your Transform College systems https://www.appliedlinearalgebra.com/... 0:39:40 -Example 1: Disha’s work in Air Pollution Control with Drew Gentner 0:43:03 -Disha’s iterative process for Conquering College Lab 3 https://www.appliedlinearalgebra.com/... 0:44:40 -Example 2: Disha’s work in Yale’s Environmental Engineering 448 class 0:46:15 -Why can’t learning in college be supportive? 0:48:22 -Disha uses lecture rewrites to create knowledge for herself 0:49:20 -Q6: Please tell us more about how you managed test anxiety 0:51:02 -Getting What You Came For   / 460669.getting_what_you_came_for   0:56:36 -Q7: What advice do you have for future Foothill students? “This work will change your life if you put the work into it.” 0:58:19 -Let’s talk student debt, scholarships, and money for students https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big... https://www.levernews.com/master-plan... https://act.represent.us/sign/the-pro... 1:01:45 -Q8: Please tell us more about your Get Paid to Learn systems “I made sure to do internships in my target field.” “Don’t wait until after graduation. Write the story of your future NOW!” 1:05:50 -Q9: Please tell us more about “true justice” 1:08:13 -Disha’s struggle to choose between Yale and Stanford https://www.insidehighered.com/news/b... 1:10:20 -Disha uses her core values to make decisions 1:15:04 -Q10: What words do you have for future Foothill students? Do NOT give up on your education… Make sure you keep learning! 1:19:32 -Two theories of power https://jeffandersonmath.wordpress.co... https://marjoriekelly.org/wealthsupre...