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Navigating Academia As A First-Gen Latinx Student: From A Latinx University Professor

As a Mexican-born, first-generation college student raised in Arizona, my ultimate goal was to graduate college. My parents had less than a sixth-grade education, so I never thought I would become a university professor teaching in spaces my family hadn’t …

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Taking Leaps and Growing With Confidence — From a Contractor to a First-Generation VP

In the past 13 years, Zoya Khan has only changed companies once — leaving a full-time position to join Prudential as a contractor.

What made her take this leap of faith? Well, for one, Khan knew what she wanted and was …

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Alumni Connections

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Impact Director, Philadelphia 12 PLUS
Meet Francesca
  • New York, NY
  • Laboratory Technician GenScript
Meet Kelly
  • Seattle, WA
  • Chief of Staff - Gaming Experiences & Platforms, XBOX Microsoft
Meet Chanta
  • Irvine, CA
  • Adjunct Faculty- Computer Science California State University, Fullerton
Meet Chia Hsuan
Meet Fotene
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Field Assistant Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
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  • Hong Kong, Hong
  • Founder & Managing Partner Aeterra Capital Partners
Meet Geoffrey
  • Orange County, CA
  • Senior Product Marketing Manager Amazon
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