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Sonoma State McNair Scholar With Fellowship Shares Insights
With Lopez’s time at SSU coming to an end, he said he wouldn’t be where he is without the small university. Raymundo Lopez, who is on track to receive a degree in both political science and French from Sonoma State this spring, has overcome many obstacles in his life, including spending his childhood in the […]
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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 […]
