Yesenia Ayala
Yesenia Ayala recently completed a public policy internship at Lumina Foundation, a private, independent foundation that works for racial equity while helping all Americans learn beyond high school.
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First-generation students find ‘ladder to success’ at community colleges
Feb. 8, 2022
Blake Dressel and Alex Oliveros both were the first in their families to attend—and graduate—college. But finding a clear pathway there, or a “ladder” to success, as Oliveros puts it, wasn’t easy.
