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First-generation students find mentors, resources, and niches at Rochester
About 20 percent of Rochester’s undergraduate student body are the first in their family to make the higher education leap.
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2024, A Year of Deadlines and Decisions for College Bound High School Seniors
The dream of getting into college is now a reality for several high school seniors in the David T. Kearns Center’s pre-college programs, who have already started to get college acceptance letters and will soon have to decide where they want to go to college in the fall.
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Building A Just and Equitable World – Commemorating the Past for a Better Future
Continue ReadingThe Kearns Center has 22 full-time employees who help run the federally grant funded programs that support individuals pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and professional education.
The Kearns Center supports well over 1,500 students from high school through doctorate annually, with lots of educational experiences, social and emotional support, financial resources, and connections to support their lifelong dreams.
The Kearns Center administers five federal grant funded programs that help provide educational guidance, scholarships, and support services to students who are low-income, first generation, or from historically racialized backgrounds.