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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students

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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students April 16, 2024 — by Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia Is Grad School for Me? Financing graduate education can be challenging, but scholarships, fellowships, and on-campus employment options exist to alleviate financial burdens.

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The Connections that Keep Students on Track

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Across the board, all students of color were 3-5% less likely to have done so, irrespective of any other characteristics. To help fill that gap, colleges, communities and scholarship providers are in a unique position to step in. Helping students who don’t know what they don’t know.

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Maintaining Inclusive Campuses After Affirmative Action: Educators Discuss Pathways Forward 

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She fears that it will have a chilling effect on applications from students of color. And she expressed concern about “the spillover impact” of the Supreme Court’s ruling on student support programs and scholarships dedicated to underrepresented students. She said programs such as “near-peer” mentoring are powerful. “It