Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. Strategies are meant to build a relationship-rich education to help students feel connected and persist through graduation. “In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation. We evolved our mentoring program so that it better serves the students we are supporting at this time,” says Valencia. He is the director of the PRISM (Power, Resistance & Identity in STEM Education) research lab.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

From there, I started visiting local high schools and community colleges, passionately advocating for STEM education. My journey of reaching out to kids began when I was an engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and as a GEM scholar, I got a fellowship for my graduate degree at UC Santa Barbara.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2025

As a first-generation Black graduate student attending a large PWI research one university, I recognized the importance of leveraging my cultural assets to persist Jason K. From mentors, professors, and members of my cohort, I realized that this journey is not meant to be traveled alone. Segrest through my program.

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