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New Kessler Scholars Program at Brown will expand support for first-gen, low-income students
Building on the success of the University’s existing FLiSP program, a new five-year, $1 million grant will create the Kessler Scholars Program, a cohort-based model that bolsters support for first-generation, low-income students.
Two $1M gifts boost UD Sinclair Academy
The University of Dayton will offer new scholarships and support to students in the UD Sinclair Academy with two major gifts — $1.25 million from a local couple who wish to remain anonymous and $1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Judy and Fred Wilpon...
Ohio State receives $1 million to join Kessler Scholars Collaborative
Participating institutions bring comprehensive model for first-generation student success to campus
Washington University in St. Louis to launch Kessler Scholars Program for first-generation students
Washington University in St. Louis has been selected to join the Kessler Scholars National Collaborative, an innovative effort that provides first-generation students with the resources to thrive on campus.
A $40 million gift will help first-generation students at the University of Michigan
Source: The Associated Press Before New York real estate developer Fred Wilpon would become part-owner and then sole owner of the New York Mets for over 30 years, he was a 17-year-old first-generation college student who had gotten off an airplane for the first time...
Johns Hopkins shaping first-generation students into tomorrow’s leaders
Source: the hub Johns Hopkins' new Kessler Scholars Program supports first-generation students with academic and co-curricular opportunities encouraging a commitment to civic engagement
Kessler Scholars Collaborative: An emerging initiative to support first-gen students at six diverse institutions
Source: center for first-generation student success Amid the broad-scale disruption in higher education due to COVID-19, a new multi-institution project intended to create robust and innovative support for first-generation college students has emerged as a bright spot...
University of Michigan’s Kessler Scholars Program for First-Generation Students Expands to Other Institutions
Source: diverse issues in higher education The Kessler Presidential Scholars Program, which was established at the University of Michigan (U-M) to support first-generation students financially and academically, will expand to more institutions across the country this...
Transforming the First-Generation Student Experience: Syracuse University to Welcome First Kessler Scholars
Source: syracuse university What started as a scholarship to support students with financial need has evolved into a transformative model to support first-generation college students. The Irene and Morris B. Kessler Presidential Scholars Program was first established...
University of Michigan scholarship program for first-generation college students expanding to 5 more schools nationwide
Source: Mlive A scholarship program founded at the University of Michigan aimed at improving the experiences of first-generation college students is expanding to five other colleges and universities across the United States.
First-Generation College Student Experience to Be Transformed by Kessler Scholars Program National Expansion
Source: U-M College of LSA A scholarship program founded at the University of Michigan combining financial, academic, and community support to transform the first-generation student experience will expand to five other colleges and universities.
Kessler Scholars Program at Cornell University innovates on the first-generation student experience
Source: giving to cornell To benefit first-generation students, Fred and Judy Wilpon—friends of Cornell who have given significant support and service to the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Baker Institute for Animal Health—have established an Irene and Morris...