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Transforming lives through educational opportunity

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Supporting a diverse student body in higher education

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Providing guidance, scholarship and support services

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Pre-College

Providing educational resources, training, and support to area high school students.

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Undergraduate

Supporting existing undergraduates in achieving their academic goals.

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Growing the academic pipeline and diversifying the academic population.

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Kearns Center Inducts 22 into SSS Program

The Student Support Services (SSS) Program at the David T. Kearns Center recently inducted a cohort of 22 students during an induction ceremony on October 2, 2024. Current SSS Scholar David Del Valle Ortiz spoke to the cohort about his time in the program. "As a first-gen student from rural Puerto Rico, SSS has been life changing, helping me with resources I would never have thought of." (Photo: Dara Rozen, ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é)

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Student Spotlight

First-generation students find mentors, resources, and niches at ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é

About 20 percent of ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é’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 ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é

First-Gen Fall is officially underway following a kick-off event on Thursday, October 24.

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Message from the Director

Unity in Diversity: Promoting Civil Discourse and Inclusive Engagement

I want to take a moment to reflect on the values that guide us as a community and the critical role we play in fostering diversity of people, perspectives, and thought at the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é. These principles are at the core of the Kearns Center’s mission, and they underpin everything we do—from supporting first-generation and underrepresented students to promoting leadership and academic excellence.

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22full-time employees

The Kearns Center has 22 full-time employees who help run the federally grant funded programs that support individuals pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and professional education.

1500+students served

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.

5federal TRIO programs

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.

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