Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation. He is the director of the PRISM (Power, Resistance & Identity in STEM Education) research lab. Dr. Luis A.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

From there, I started visiting local high schools and community colleges, passionately advocating for STEM education. I was taking challenging courses like Calculus, Programming, Physics, and Humanities, and I found myself struggling immensely. I saw it as a superpower, like how elite athletes command respect and inspire kids.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2025

As a first-generation Black graduate student attending a large PWI research one university, I recognized the importance of leveraging my cultural assets to persist Jason K. asserted that first-generation Black students, in particular, demonstrate exceptional resilience, often overcoming obstacles in their personal and academic lives.

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