Degrees of Freedom
DoF provides a high quality, affordable higher education alternative.
Degrees of Freedom offers a high-quality, low-cost degree, by blending virtual and traditional college models. Our students learn on-campus, and online on-line, and in-VR from diverse Ivy League professors and master teachers-- all at the cost of the Pell Grant
Former Founders
Chandell Stone
Chandell is a serial social entrepreneur. She began her career serving low-income students in the Bronx and Harlem with demonstrated results. She simultaneously launched a multi-national volunteer travel company, Destination Impact. and later founded a virtual assistant services company, Stone Solutions, outsourcing administrative tasks for entrepreneurs and small business owners to talented African young professionals. She is now leading the design and launch of Degrees of Freedom
S. Aaron Andrew
In 2005, I founded DBF, a social sector studio that has launched $1b in global education, democracy, & tech enterprises including Democracy Prep, WLA (XQ Prize winner), Blackstone Valley Prep, Alumni Revolution, Degrees of Freedom, & others that serve tens of thousands of K-16 students. From 2013-2016 I was Senior Advisor for Education & Civic Technology in the Obama-Biden White House and launched Vote.gov, #CSforAll, & #FutureReady. 45 got elected & things got weird…now, LIFund backed stealth.
Jazel Smith
Board Member, Democracy Builders Process Assistant, Amazon
