For college students, balancing classes, work, family, and more, all while keeping mental health in check, is not an easy task. For students who are the first in their families to attend college, their journey can be even more challenging…
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An encouraging teacher and a speech competition taught Diana Aguilar-Cruz an important lesson — that she has a voice, and that voice has power. When she was a junior at Sierra Vista High School, her English language development teacher urged…
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Cal Poly Pomona will host its annual First-Generation College Student Week Nov. 8-12. The national celebration on Nov. 8 celebrates the first-generation community of students, faculty, staff and alumni in higher education. As of Fall 2021, 58 percent of…
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Hispanic Outlook on Education ranks Cal Poly Pomona No. 1 among polytechnic universities and No. 18 among all U.S. universities for the number of Hispanic students graduating with Bachelor degrees in 2019-20. The university is also No. 2 nationally for…
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When fall semester kicked off Aug. 22, Cal Poly Pomona welcomed more than 4,000 first-time freshmen. Among those new faces were Kiah Hunter, Jocelin Guevara and Adamaris Rosas, who took some time out during their orientation to share what it…
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Many of them came to Cal Poly Pomona as first-generation college students, not knowing a soul and uncertain about how to navigate the intricacies of a large university. Just two quarters in, Latino and African American first-year male students participating…
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For many high school graduates, the thought of starting college may seem stressful, overwhelming or scary. However, incoming freshmen who participated in the Summer Bridge...
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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded $42 million for an endowment to increase access to educational opportunities, the largest cash gift in the history of the CSU system.
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