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LaCodia Reid-Jackson, adviser at St. Stephens High School

Started from the bottom, now I'm here!
Apr 12, 2024

What if I told you that I was born into an abusive family? You probably would have never guessed that about me.

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UB and CAC Collaborate at Orientation

Upward Bound Orientation Brings CAP Collaboration Opportunity
Apr 10, 2024

Each Spring, newly accepted Upward Bound scholars and their families join current UB students at the annual Upward Bound Orientation.

Upward Bound, College Advising Corps, Front page
CAP Through our Eyes: Gloria Medina

CAP Through our Eyes: Gloria Medina
Apr 5, 2024

In this series, we feature individual CAP staff members and dive into their unique perspectives on college access, education, the role of our grant programs in the community, and more.

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Emma Wright-Lail, Adviser at Burns High School

A Full Circle Moment: A New Meaning to Homecoming
Jan 5, 2024

I come from a small town in between western and piedmont North Carolina. In between Hickory and Shelby.

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Alexandra Ramirez Tinoco, Adviser at Avery County High School & Marjorie Williams Academy

Tu Sueño
Dec 7, 2023

Have you ever thought you had your whole life planned out since you were a child? I had my whole life planned out since I was about five years old.

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EPFP Cohort

Eight from the RCOE Participate in the Education Policy Fellowship Program
Dec 1, 2023

Eight faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE), including four CAP staff members, will be participating in the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP): Dr...

GEAR UP, Front page, Empowering Teacher Learning, College Advising Corps
Taylor Kromer, adviser at Madison High School

Find Your Why
Nov 29, 2023

I grew up in a small town in rural North Carolina.

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Becka Dulaney, Adviser at Franklin High School

Adviser Prospective: The Trailer Park Kid
Nov 17, 2023

I grew up as a “trailer park kid”. With that statement, many images come to mind.

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Heritage Middle School students pose for a photo with some of the bags collected. Chrissy Murphy, Morganton News Herald
Milena Buchanan

What’s Next? Confronting the Fear of Failure and the Unknown
Nov 3, 2023

When I was in high school, college wasn’t even on my radar.

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ETL Loves Teachers

ETL Reflections
Oct 22, 2023

Rachel Nelson, Empowering Teacher Learning Assistant Director for Teacher Outreach, reflects on the progress and growth of the program over the past few years. ...

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Lorena Calvillo

For The Women Who Hold Me Up
Oct 12, 2023

“We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they’ve come.” - quote from Barbie (film), 2023

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