by Daphne Vanessa | Jun 23, 2021 | Higher Education, Student Loans, Tuition, Volunteering
Phyllis Khao (@phylliskhao) is a frontline worker that has consistently used service to others as a guide in her success. Phyllis does a wonderful job of walking us through her journey as a first-generation college student and what it was like to figure out how to pay...
by Daphne Vanessa | Jun 9, 2021 | Higher Education, Student Loans, Tuition
Chris Nelson, Ph.D. (@Chris52nd) is of the Diné and Laguna Pueblo tribes of the southwest. Dr. Nelson received her doctorate in Higher Education from the University of Arizona’s Center for the Study of Higher Education. With over 10 years of higher education...
by Daphne Vanessa | Jun 2, 2021 | Biden Administration, Higher Education, Student Loans, Tuition
Janette Martinez (@Janette_M) is a former Senior Policy and Research Analyst at Excelencia in Education. She focused on federal and state policy and effective institutional practices to accelerate Latino student success. Janette worked with the Excelencia policy and...
by Daphne Vanessa | May 26, 2021 | Biden Administration, Higher Education, Student Loans, Tuition
Sit down for this episode. In this episode, Dr. Amanda Tachine, PhD (@atachine) breaks down Indigenous perspectives on higher education, including policy, opportunities for partnership, and opportunities for understanding. Get ready to laugh, cry, and be angry, all...
by Daphne Vanessa | May 19, 2021 | Biden Administration, Higher Education, Student Loans, Tuition
Amanda Martinez (@AIsabelMartin_) is an education policy analyst focusing on higher education at UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza). In her role, Amanda works to advance higher education policy priorities, including issues related to student debt by...
by Daphne Vanessa | May 12, 2021 | Biden Administration, Higher Education, Student Loans, Tuition
Jameson David Lopez, Ph.D., (@JamesonDLopez) also known as “JD”, shares how a dime changed the way he looked at financing his education. It’s crazy how 10 cents led him on a path of ultimately graduating with a PhD and no student loan debt –...
