diff --git a/hugo.toml b/hugo.toml
index 9e50ee4..597c30a 100644
--- a/hugo.toml
+++ b/hugo.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ title = "Ethan Yoo"
   authorWriteFreely = "https://ethan.writeas.com/"
   copyrightMessage = "Please support free culture by using Creative Commons licenses."
   dateFmt = "2006-01-02 15:04 MST"
-  description = "Ethan Yoo is an AmeriCorps VISTA alumnus (2021-2022) and graduated from Swarthmore College in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts."
+  description = "Ethan Yoo graduated from Swarthmore College in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree."
   license = "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"
   subtitle = "Pronouns: he/him/his"
   webmentionService = "https://webmention.io/ethanyoo.com/webmention"
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 16b1295..91e8a19 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ Examples for writing 'backward compatible' h-card markup available at https://mi
 <!-- New properties (including gender identity) listed at https://microformats.org/wiki/rfc-6350 -->
 		<h3>Pronouns: <span class="p-gender-identity gender">{{ .Site.Params.authorPronouns }}</span></h3>
 
-		<p class="p-note">My guiding principles draw from disability justice and the ethics of care. These principles are connected to current sociopolitical issues (e.g., mass incarceration) and my dedication to social change.</p>
+		<p class="p-note">I am a data enthusiast skilled in data management, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and low-code automation. My research interests include disability, poverty, and social policy. I am also an advocate for digital rights and free culture, and I maintain <a href="/resources/" >a page with useful resources</a>.</p>
 
 		<img class="u-photo photo" src="/me.jpg?v2" alt="Photo of an East Asian man standing in front of a brick wall while looking away from the camera." title="{{ .Site.Params.author }}" />
 
-		<p>As an advocate for digital rights and free culture, I also maintain <a href="/resources/" >a page with useful resources</a>.</p>
+		<p>My guiding principles draw from disability justice and the ethics of care; these principles are connected to current sociopolitical issues and my commitment to progressive social change.</p>
 	</div>
 	</header>
 {{- end }}