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Kearns Center Welcomes Featured Speaker Ruben Canedo to Campus
The David T. Kearns Center helped plan several events to celebrate First-Gen Fall at the University of Rochester, October 24 - November 8. First-Gen Fall concluded with the First-Gen Day of Celebration featuring a keynote address by Dr. Ruben E. Canedo, Director of Strategic Equity Initiatives at the University of California, Berkeley. Pictured left to right, Canedo and UR alum Mariffer Acosta in the Kearns Center living room, November 8, 2024. Acosta introduced Canedo at the event. (Photo: Alexa Olson, University of Rochester)
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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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Several Events Planned for ‘First-Gen Fall’ at the University of Rochester
First-Gen Fall is officially underway following a kick-off event on Thursday, October 24.
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First-Gen Fall Reflection
This past November 8, our campus came together to celebrate National First-Generation College Celebration Day—a day dedicated to honoring the journeys, challenges, and triumphs of first-generation students across the country.
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.
