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Promoting opportunity and connection: Kessler Scholars from four institutions to participate in undergraduate research at the University of Michigan
(June 11 | Ann Arbor, MI) A unique partnership designed to provide access to research opportunities and professional development for undergraduate students who are part of the Kessler Scholars Collaborative network of first-generation college students gets underway...
Graduate Profile: Nathalie Arbelaez
What does being part of the Kessler Scholars Collaborative mean to you? The McGuire Scholars Program [part of the Kessler Scholars Collaborative] has been a lifeline for me throughout my college experience. Aside from the financial assistance it has provided...
Graduate Profile: Brianna Baliat
What does the Kessler Scholars Program mean to you? The Kessler Scholars Program has been nothing short of transformative for me during my undergraduate years at the University of Michigan. This program has been a major source of community and provided me with a space...
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
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 to form a community with like-minded individuals who have the greater Baltimore community at the forefront of their...
Graduate Profile: Luca Xia
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 commuter school, it doesn’t always give me a sense of belonging. With the Kessler Scholars...
Graduate Profile: Kelvin Kwaku Boakye
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 Scholar. There was nothing on the Syracuse University website yet about being Kessler Scholars because we were the inaugural class. My...
Graduate Profile: Paula Garcia
What does the Kessler Scholars Program mean to you? The Kessler Scholars Program has truly made Cornell feel like home. Not only is it a group of students and staff who care about each other and can relate to each other, it is an opportunity to start college...
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?
