Knowledge For College Show College Advising Corps, Nicole Farmer Hurd

Previously Senior Regional Director-East, Yarbrah Peeples, Ph.D., was recently appointed Chief Program Officer. Yarbrah has devoted the entirety of her career to ensuring equitable college access for our nation’s low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students. On this, International Women's Day, learn more about her plans to further our mission in her new leadership role, including enhancing programs, reaching more high school students, and recruiting recent college graduates to serve as near-peer college advisers in high schools nationwide.

Welcome to Knowledge for College, a weekly podcast hosted by Nicole Farmer Hurd, Ph.D., College Advising Corps founder and CEO.

In Episode 11, Dr. Hurd speaks with Lamisha Alston, a College Advising Corps adviser with AdmitHub/Common App, and Elauna Pettigrew, a College Advising Corps adviser with CollegePoint. Dr. Hurd and her guests discuss college advising in the digital age and the impact COVID has had on this year's Decision Day.

To learn more about College Advising Corps' mission to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students entering higher education, visit https://collegeadvisingcorps.org.

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Welcome to Knowledge for College, a weekly podcast hosted by Nicole Farmer Hurd, Ph.D., College Advising Corps founder and CEO.

In Episode 10, Dr. Hurd speaks with Jordan Kijewski, College Advising Corps adviser at University of Virginia, and also with Victoria Thach, College Advising Corps adviser at University of Michigan. In this episode, we highlight the shared values of our advisers and our partners at the Panda Cares Foundation, including character building and college access and success.

To learn more about College Advising Corps' mission to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students entering higher education, visit https://collegeadvisingcorps.org.

To subscribe to our video podcasts, https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4oBWUL1Sk9q5gcFkFL8nwNJV2AMgZcx8.

Welcome to Knowledge for College, a weekly podcast hosted by Nicole Farmer Hurd, Ph.D., College Advising Corps founder and CEO.

In Episode 9, Dr. Hurd speaks with Ryan McBride, former CAC adviser with the Michigan College Advising Corps and current College Access Coach at New Tech Network, and Ebonie Williams, former CAC adviser with the Carolina College Advising Corps and current Senior Director of Post-Secondary Program and Partnerships at One Goal. Williams is one of the "Original Four" that pioneered the Carolina College Advising Corps back in 2007.

To learn more about College Advising Corps' mission to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students entering higher education, visit https://collegeadvisingcorps.org.

To subscribe to our video podcasts, https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4oBWUL1Sk9q5gcFkFL8nwNJV2AMgZcx8.

In Episode 8, the first of 2021, host Nicole Farmer Hurd, Ph.D., founder and CEO, College Advising Corps, speaks to her guests about their journeys as first-generation college students and how their pursuit of a postsecondary education impacts their communities, their states, and the world. Heidi Estrada, a former CAC advisee, is a junior at George Washington University. She is the recipient of Taco Bell’s Live Más scholarship. Heidi talks about how the scholarship has enabled her to realize her dream for higher education and provides tips for securing an award-winning application. Guests include:

Anthony Scales
College Advising Corps adviser at Washington University in St. Louis

Kennedy Washington
College Advising Corps adviser at Texas A&M University

Heidi Estrada
Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship recipient and former CAC advisee
George Washington University, Class of 2022

This episode is made possible by the Taco Bell Foundation and also speaks to the Live Más Scholarship and how to apply. To learn more about the scholarship or to apply, visit https://livemasscholarship.com.

To learn more about College Advising Corps' mission to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students entering higher education, visit https://collegeadvisingcorps.org.

To subscribe to our audio podcasts, visit https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4oBWUL1Sk9q5gcFkFL8nwNJV2AMgZcx8.

Welcome to Knowledge for College, a weekly podcast hosted by Nicole Farmer Hurd, Ph.D., College Advising Corps founder and CEO. In Episode 7, Dr. Hurd speaks with Daveed Diggs, actor, producer, and CAC board member, and Cameron Schmidt-Temple, College Adviser Fellow, University of California, Berkeley. (This episode contains some strong language.)

“Going to college opened so many doors for me both professionally and intellectually. Many students in this country miss out on higher education due to factors that have nothing to do with capacity to learn or to participate and thrive in a college environment. CAC is doing incredible work to help students navigate the process of applying for college and providing support for students on the path to attaining a higher education and this is exactly the kind of hands on advocacy that can actually combat some of the disastrous racial, economic, and gender disparities in this country. I’m so excited to be part of CAC.” —Daveed Diggs

To learn more about College Advising Corps' mission to increase the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students entering higher education, visit https://collegeadvisingcorps.org.


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