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UCF McNair Alum Aims to Improve Lives of Foster Teens
The awards are piling up for UCF McKnight Fellow Karla Badillo-Urquiola ’14 ’15MS who in the past two months has been named a McKnight Award winner and an Order of Pegasus Award recipient. Badillo-Urquiola, a doctoral candidate in modeling and simulation, is committed to academic excellence, diversifying the STEM field and making an impact in her […]
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Baylor’s Graduating Cohort Prepares for Impressive Graduate Program Plans
Baylor McNair Scholars Program wraps up second year and announces new students By Kaitlyn Rieper, marketing specialist, Baylor Marketing and Brand Strategy WACO, Texas (May 4, 2020) – The Baylor University Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, known nationally as the McNair Scholars Program, is wrapping up an impressive 2019-2020 academic year with an inaugural […]
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Mom’s Ailment Inspires Trustees’ Winner to Pursue Research
Kayla Nguyen knows first-hand the challenges that come with being a first-generation college student. For Nguyen, it’s occasionally compounded by being a first-generation American. One of those challenges was trying to explain to her family why she is pursuing her Ph.D. after she graduates from Cal State San Marcos with a bachelor’s in biotechnology next […]
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Winthrop University Receives National First-gen Forward Designation
~ The original story was posted on the Winthrop University website. The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education – and The Suder Foundation, has designated Winthrop University as one of its 2021-22 First-gen Forward Institutions. The First-gen Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher education that have demonstrated a commitment […]