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As Graduation Season Nears, Be Sure to Plan Your TRIO Celebration

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As Graduation Season Nears, Be Sure to Plan Your TRIO Celebration March 1, 2023 — by Terrance L. Graduating from high school or college is a significant achievement that deserves recognition and celebration. Graduating high school seniors often receive support from their families, friends, teachers, and the broader community.

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TRIO Alumna and Community Advocate Nkauj Iab Yang Works to Advance Equity “So All Communities Can Thrive”

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Dreaming big led to college and graduate school, a life of community advocacy, and her appointment by California Governor Gavin Newsom as the first executive director of the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs. TRIO alumna Nkauj Iab Yang says Upward Bound taught her “to dream big.”

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey

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When people ask me about my work, they often wonder if my motivation stems from being a low-income, first-generation college student myself. Although it was possible to obtain a promising middle-class lifestyle without a college degree, my grandparents did not want my mother to have to “work with [her] hands” as they did.

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From Port-au-Prince to Policy: A TRIO Upward Bound Journey of Service and Success

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He talked about how much fun he had in the summer program and the tight-knit community he was part of, but little did I know TRIO Upward Bound would be a transformational experience at a critical point in my life. When I got to Boston, my cousin insisted I enroll in TRIO Upward Bound. welcomes their perspectives.

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My Journey of Resilience and Gratitude for TRIO Student Support Services

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As a first-gen, low-income student who was pursuing the University of New Hampshire’s journalism program, I only knew two things: one, I needed to get in and out as quickly as possible (for my loans’ sake), and two, I needed all the help I could get to survive the vast unknown that was college life.

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Long-Time TRIO Professionals Honored with 2023 Walter O. Mason Awards

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Mason Award stands as the pinnacle of recognition bestowed by the Council for Opportunity in Education, celebrating extraordinary individuals who have made indelible contributions to the realm of college opportunity programs and the relentless pursuit of educational equity for low-income, first-generation students, and those with disabilities.

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Isabel Wilkerson’s Powerful Address on America’s Caste System Opens the 2023 COE Annual Conference

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Isabel Wilkerson’s Powerful Address on America’s Caste System Opens the 2023 COE Annual Conference September 11, 2023 — by Maura Casey Isabel Wilkerson’s keynote at COE’s 2023 Annual Conference addressed America’s caste system, emphasizing collective responsibility for change and historical parallels.