UC Berkeley alum Isabella Goines was set to join the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an environmental compliance specialist. The job was waiting for her. To be officially hired, all she had to do was get her degree conferred — but four days before it was, the Jan. 20 federal hiring freeze enacted by newly inaugurated President Donald Trump dashed her plans. “At that point, I’d been expecting it,” Goines said. “At the (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), initially Biden was running against Trump, and it was looking bleak, so they let me know I should look into other options if Trump was elected.” Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Chrissa Olson | chrissaolson 📸: Jessica Rodriguez Rivas via Creative Commons . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #hiringfreeze #ucberkeleyalum #inauguration