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View the latest news related to the Kessler Scholars Collaborative and our partner programs across the country.
Graduate Profile: Brianna Baliat
Brianna Baliat from the Kessler Scholars at the University of Michigan reflects on building confidence and exploring career paths What does the Kessler Scholars Program mean to you? The Kessler Scholars Program has been nothing short of transformative for me...
Defying the odds: From a start amid the pandemic, more than 100 first-generation students this spring reach college graduation with comprehensive support from the Kessler Scholars Program
Three programs celebrate first graduating cohorts from fall 2020 launch Ten new programs conclude a first year leading robust first-gen programming (May 2, 2024) Across the United States, as many as one-half of all students who enroll in college each year come...
Graduate Profile: Alex Solis
Alex Solis from the Kessler Scholars at Johns Hopkins University on the impact of research and asking for help What does the Kessler Scholars Program mean to you? Being a Kessler Scholar here at Hopkins has truly enriched my experience, not only by allowing me...
Graduate Profile: Luca Xia
Finding community and a passion for music as part of the Kessler Scholars at Queens College What does the Kessler Scholars Program mean to you? The Kessler Scholars Program, especially at Queens College, is a community for me. Queens College is great, but being a...
Graduate Profile: Kelvin Kwaku Boakye
Kelvin Kwaku Boakye discovers his passion and steps out of comfort zone through the Kessler Scholars at Syracuse University What does the Kessler Scholars Program mean to you? In high school, I received a letter that said I’d been selected to be a Kessler...
Kessler Scholars Program Champions First-Generation Students at Syracuse University
‘Family for four years:’ Brown welcomes first cohort of Kessler Scholars
Congrats! You’re the first in your family to get into college. Now what?
First-Gen Videos Welcome New Students to Saint Mary’s College
Kessler Scholar at UNC finds a family
Pitt’s latest affordability initiative welcomes its inaugural class
