Arnold’s indignation developed into a mission: “How do I make them care?”

 

Inspired to pursue education at the graduate level, Arnold had little trouble deciding on where: “I always knew I would go to TC for the prestige of the name and the people who had come before me. The fact that Dewey used these handrails—there was a sense of legacy that drew me to the school,” she says. Supportive peers with diverse perspectives “brought the world into Horace Mann,” says Arnold. 

 

After she worked at the United Nations as a media and education specialist, Arnold began developing a vision for “popping the bubble.” In 2006, she founded Press Play Productions to inspire cultural awareness and youth participation in global causes through media. Her reality show “Exiled!” began airing on MTV in summer 2008. 

 

Chronicling the lives of American teenagers who are temporarily immersed in different cultures throughout the world, Arnold hopes to “surface compassion” among young Americans by encouraging them “to learn about things outside their borders” and “challenge stereotypes.” 

 

Thus far, as befits someone who once pursued astrophysics, the sky appears to pose no limit to her success.