First-generation, Black, low-income, and international students carry remarkable talent into our institutions. My research asks how they build belonging and the confidence to succeed, and what colleges must do to support them. Your gift helps that work continue.
I am a first-generation international scholar, and the students I study are people I have lived alongside and served for nearly a decade. This research is independent, and the everyday costs of doing it well add up quickly.
A gift of any size is a direct investment in scholarship that takes these students seriously and gives institutions practical, evidence-based ways to support them.
Keeps the work focused on first-generation, Black, low-income, and international students.
Funds interview transcription, participant appreciation, and qualitative analysis tools.
Supports travel to present findings so colleges can act on the evidence.
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