Amara Bello
Editor-in-Chief · Boston, MACoordinates issue roadmap, peer review cycles, and advisor relations.
Student-led since 2016
The Student Opinion began as a hallway zine and evolved into a global journal with editorial pods spanning 10 time zones. We believe research literacy should start long before graduate school—and that youth deserve platforms that treat their work with rigor.
Boston-area students self-published essays after noticing a gap in school newspapers for research writing.
Partnerships with five public schools launched Volume 1 with 12 peer-reviewed pieces.
We formalized an advisory network of educators, librarians, and researchers to mentor authors.
Editorial pods now operate in Lagos, Manila, São Paulo, and Toronto alongside US teams.
Coordinates issue roadmap, peer review cycles, and advisor relations.
Runs methodology workshops and publishes lab note templates.
Facilitates storytelling residencies and mutual aid partnerships.
Leads translation, regional peer review, and exchange programs.
Guides layout, typography systems, and accessibility checks.
Produces narrated issues and study playlists.
Peer review notes accompany every article so new authors learn the process.
Issues are free to read and remix under Creative Commons licenses.
Students and educators craft rubrics together, centering culturally sustaining pedagogy.