Andrew MartinezAndrew Martinez is a Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education and research associate at the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions.OpinionThe Opportunity of Being First-GenThere is something about using my personal story as a first-generation college student to encourage others that is both transformational for the audience and helpful in my development as a scholar. There is incredible power in reframing what we often think prohibits our success.July 31, 2018OpinionWhat Higher Ed Can Learn from Ocasio-Cortez CampaignGiven Alexandri Ocasio-Cortez’s success in engaging first-time voters, despite being significantly underfunded compared to her opponent, her election has many lessons for colleges throughout the nation to take note of in engaging their students and surrounding communities to participate in local elections.July 12, 2018StudentsRealizing My Potential Through the Higher Education Opportunity ProgramWhen done correctly, opportunity programs foster a sense of community on campus where students feel safe to struggle and know that they have the support necessary to overcome the obstacles that come along with being underprepared for college – not by choice, but by circumstance.June 27, 2018OpinionThe Guilt of Not Responding to MicroaggressionsHaving navigated institutions where I was one of very few Latinos, I have become hyper-aware of all my interactions with people. So when a “harmless” joke is said toward me during a political and racial climate where people like me are often associated with thieves, criminals or even animals, these types of interactions do matter.June 14, 2018StudentsMore than Just a BrotherhoodAs a first-generation college student, I had a very stereotypical view of fraternity and sorority life and did not know that multicultural Greek letter organizations existed. I thought fraternity life was all about partying, living in mansions and that joining would negatively affect my grades.May 31, 2018StudentsMy Mother’s Legacy in EducationI attribute my career in education to my mother, a preschool teacher’s aide at a small Catholic elementary school in the Bronx. After graduating high school, she spent the rest of her life doing everything she could to support her two children.May 17, 2018OpinionThe Urgency of Supporting the University of Puerto RicoThe economic crisis in Puerto Rico is a humanitarian issue. Puerto Ricans on the island are American citizens. Yet, the struggles of the island and its education system are barely covered in the media.May 2, 2018OpinionTension By Choice: Reflecting on Code-Switching and Living Two LivesAlthough I recognize that many first-generation students experience code-switching and feeling out of place when visiting home after having gone to college, the tension I feel now is a choice I am making.April 18, 2018StudentsFrom Practitioner to Doctoral Student: Five Prep StrategiesDepending on how long it has been since you were in the classroom, transitioning to graduate school and doctoral studies will come with its challenges. However, there are some strategies that can help you prepare to ease this transition.April 4, 2018LatinxProgram Preps Latinx Students for Professoriate in HumanitiesThe Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions recently held its inaugural Cross-Institutional Conference for the HSI Pathways to the Professoriate Program, a $5.1-million grant initiative sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that aims to diversify the professoriate by supporting 90 students at three Hispanic Serving Institutions as they prepare to apply and matriculate into doctoral programs in the humanities.March 22, 2018Previous PagePage 4 of 5Next Page
