{"id":4919,"date":"2024-03-26T17:52:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T21:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/?page_id=4919"},"modified":"2024-03-29T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T18:32:09","slug":"trio-alumni-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/trio-alumni-accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"TRIO Alumni Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\r\n\t\tclass=\"inner-page-banner alignfull  has-background image-as-background coe-block\">\r\n\t<!--        \/\/ If we have a background image, echo our background image markup inside the block container.-->\r\n\t\t<figure class=\"image-background center jpeg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/support-us_annual_conference_2022_aaron_ford_nevada_attorney_general_trio_alumni_achiever_award_educational_opportunity_dinner_council_opportunity_in_education.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/support-us_annual_conference_2022_aaron_ford_nevada_attorney_general_trio_alumni_achiever_award_educational_opportunity_dinner_council_opportunity_in_education.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/support-us_annual_conference_2022_aaron_ford_nevada_attorney_general_trio_alumni_achiever_award_educational_opportunity_dinner_council_opportunity_in_education-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/support-us_annual_conference_2022_aaron_ford_nevada_attorney_general_trio_alumni_achiever_award_educational_opportunity_dinner_council_opportunity_in_education-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/support-us_annual_conference_2022_aaron_ford_nevada_attorney_general_trio_alumni_achiever_award_educational_opportunity_dinner_council_opportunity_in_education-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/support-us_annual_conference_2022_aaron_ford_nevada_attorney_general_trio_alumni_achiever_award_educational_opportunity_dinner_council_opportunity_in_education-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/support-us_annual_conference_2022_aaron_ford_nevada_attorney_general_trio_alumni_achiever_award_educational_opportunity_dinner_council_opportunity_in_education-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/support-us_annual_conference_2022_aaron_ford_nevada_attorney_general_trio_alumni_achiever_award_educational_opportunity_dinner_council_opportunity_in_education-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg patterns-herring-short\"><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"inner-page-banner__inner container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-page-banner__inner-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"inner-page-banner__title\">TRIO Alumni Accomplishments<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-page-banner__description\"><p>Explore the achievements of past recipients of the National TRIO Achiever Award. One of the highest honors awarded by COE, this recognition celebrates outstanding TRIO alumni who have distinguished themselves in their career fields and represent the fulfillment of federal investment in educational opportunity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-cebc423f-667f-4339-812c-c983210d3734\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-cebc423f-667f-4339-812c-c983210d3734 .cool-vertical-timeline-body{--ctlb-line-color: #8c4799;--ctlb-story-border-color: #8c4799;}<\/style><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body ctlb-wrapper both-sided left\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1969<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gwen_Moore_official_portrait_116th_Congress.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1133\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gwen_Moore_official_portrait_116th_Congress.jpg 600w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gwen_Moore_official_portrait_116th_Congress-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Gwen_Moore_official_portrait_116th_Congress-218x290.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Gwen Moore<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Gwen Moore, an alumna of the Upward Bound Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is recruited by future COE President Arnold Mitchem to participate in the first Student Support Services cohort at Marquette University. She would go on to become the first African American elected to Congress from Wisconsin in 2004. She currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Congressional TRIO Caucus.\u202fMoore was a National TRIO Achiever in 1998.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1973<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gwendolyn-Boyd_TRIO_Achiever_Headshot_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4922\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gwendolyn-Boyd_TRIO_Achiever_Headshot_2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gwendolyn-Boyd_TRIO_Achiever_Headshot_2-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gwendolyn-Boyd_TRIO_Achiever_Headshot_2-250x182.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Gwendolyn Boyd<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Gwendolyn Boyd joins the Upward Bound Program at Alabama State University in 1973. She would go on to become the president of the University from 2014 to 2016. Boyd was a National TRIO Achiever in 1997.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1976<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Quintin_Bullock_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4923\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Quintin_Bullock_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg 600w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Quintin_Bullock_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Quintin_Bullock_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Quintin Bullock<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Quintin Bullock, an alumnus of the<strong> <\/strong>Upward Bound Program at Prairie View A&amp;M University, enters the Pre-Med Program at Prairie View A&amp;M University in Prairie View, Texas. Bullock would go on to enjoy leadership roles at several institutions. He currently serves as the President of the Community College of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. Bullock was a National TRIO Achiever in 2011.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1981<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Photo-As-Actress-Viola-Davis-Star-Soars-Others-Recall-Upward-Bound-Beginnings.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1789\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Photo-As-Actress-Viola-Davis-Star-Soars-Others-Recall-Upward-Bound-Beginnings.jpg 512w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Photo-As-Actress-Viola-Davis-Star-Soars-Others-Recall-Upward-Bound-Beginnings-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Photo-As-Actress-Viola-Davis-Star-Soars-Others-Recall-Upward-Bound-Beginnings-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Viola Davis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Viola Davis, along with her sister, Deloris, takes her first acting classes through the Upward Bound Program at Rhode Island College. Davis would go on to become one of the few entertainers to win all four major American performing arts awards &#8211; the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Davis was a National TRIO Achiever in 2001.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1982<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/John_Quinones_Young_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4925\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/John_Quinones_Young_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/John_Quinones_Young_TRIO_Alumni_History-250x211.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>John Qui\u00f1ones<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">John Qui\u00f1ones, an alumnus of the Upward Bound Program at St. Mary\u2019s University, joins ABC News as a general assignment correspondent, providing reports for &#8220;World News Tonight with Peter Jennings&#8221; and other ABC News broadcasts, including, the hit series \u201cWhat Would You Do?\u201d Qui\u00f1ones was a National TRIO Achiever in 1996.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1984<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Wil_Haygood_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4926\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Wil_Haygood_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Wil_Haygood_TRIO_Alumni_History-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Wil_Haygood_TRIO_Alumni_History-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Wil_Haygood_TRIO_Alumni_History-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Wil Haygood<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Wil Haygood, an alumnus of the Upward Bound Program at Ohio Dominican College, joins the <em>Boston Globe <\/em>as a staff writer. While at the <em>Globe<\/em>, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and remained there for several years before becoming a writer for the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. Haygood was a National TRIO Achiever in 1995.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1985<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Barbara_Harmon_Schamberger_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4927\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Barbara_Harmon_Schamberger_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg 791w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Barbara_Harmon_Schamberger_TRIO_Alumni_History-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Barbara_Harmon_Schamberger_TRIO_Alumni_History-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Barbara_Harmon_Schamberger_TRIO_Alumni_History-229x290.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Barbara Harmon Schamberger<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Barbara Harmon Schamberger, an alumna of the Upward Bound Program at Salem-Teikyo University, becomes the first female from West Virginia to be named a Rhodes Scholar. She would become the Secretary of Education in West Virginia. Schamberger was a National TRIO Achiever in 1995.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1986<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Franklin_Chang_Diaz_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4928\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Franklin_Chang_Diaz_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg 819w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Franklin_Chang_Diaz_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Franklin_Chang_Diaz_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Franklin_Chang_Diaz_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-232x290.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Franklin R. Chang-Diaz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, an alumnus of the Student Support Services at the University of Connecticut, becomes the first Hispanic astronaut and served as a mission specialist on the STS-61C mission in\u202f1986. His 25-year astronaut career included seven space shuttle missions and he eventually served as the Director of the NASA Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory from 1994-2005 where he led the early development of the VASIMR\u00ae rocket engine. Chang-Diaz was a National TRIO Achiever in 1995.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1986<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"674\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron_Ford_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4929\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron_Ford_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron_Ford_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron_Ford_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron_Ford_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-250x211.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Aaron Ford<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Aaron Ford joins the Upward Bound program at Southern Methodist University as a high school freshman in 1986. Ford would go on to become the Attorney General for the State of Nevada. Ford was a National TRIO Achiever in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1993<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lesia_Crumpton_Young_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4930\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lesia_Crumpton_Young_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg 799w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lesia_Crumpton_Young_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lesia_Crumpton_Young_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lesia_Crumpton_Young_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Lesia L. Crumpton-Young<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, an alumna of the Upward Bound Program at Texas Southern University,<strong> <\/strong>becomes the first African American female to earn a Ph.D. from the\u202fTexas A&amp;M University College of Engineering. Crumpton-Young was a National TRIO Achiever in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1998<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rich_Niemiec_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rich_Niemiec_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg 500w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rich_Niemiec_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rich_Niemiec_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rich_Niemiec_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Rich Niemiec<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Rich Niemiec, an alumnus of the Upward Bound Program at Purdue University, is inducted into the Chicago Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame for his work around Oracle. Niemiec was a National TRIO Achiever in 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>1999<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron-Rashaan-Thomas-Headshot1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4971\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron-Rashaan-Thomas-Headshot1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron-Rashaan-Thomas-Headshot1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron-Rashaan-Thomas-Headshot1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron-Rashaan-Thomas-Headshot1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aaron-Rashaan-Thomas-Headshot1-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Aaron Rahsaan Thomas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, through the help of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at the University of Kansas, Aaron gains admission to his \u201cdream school\u201d &#8211; the University of Southern California Graduate School of Cinematic Arts. He would go on to become an acclaimed producer and screenwriter, known for television shows such as \u201cS.W.A.T.,\u201d \u201cCSI: NY\u201d and \u201cFriday Night Lights.\u201d Thomas was a National TRIO Achiever in 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2001<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"770\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tara_Ruttley_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4933\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tara_Ruttley_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg 618w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tara_Ruttley_TRIO_Alumni_History-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tara_Ruttley_TRIO_Alumni_History-233x290.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Tara Ruttley<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Tara Ruttley, an alumna of the<strong> <\/strong>Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at Colorado State University, starts her career at NASA. She currently serves as the Chief Scientist for Orbital Reef. Ruttley was a National TRIO Achiever in 2007.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2001<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Trinity-Thorpe-Lubensiki-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Trinity-Thorpe-Lubensiki-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Trinity-Thorpe-Lubensiki-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Trinity-Thorpe-Lubensiki-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Trinity-Thorpe-Lubensiki-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Trinity-Thorpe-Lubensiki-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Trinity-Thorpe-Lubensiki-864x1080.jpg 864w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Trinity-Thorpe-Lubensiki-232x290.jpg 232w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Trinity-Thorpe-Lubensiki.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Trinity Thorpe-Lubneuski participates in COE&#8217;s National Student Leadership Conference as a student in the Upward Bound Program at the University of Wyoming. She would go on to fulfill several leadership roles at Comcast. Thorpe-Lubneuski was a National TRIO Achiever in 2013. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2004<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"619\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jose-Hernandez.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4539\" style=\"width:345px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jose-Hernandez.jpg 495w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jose-Hernandez-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jose-Hernandez-232x290.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez, an alumnus of the Upward Bound and Student Support Services programs at the University of the Pacific, Jos\u00e9 is selected for astronaut training by NASA. He would go on to serve as a\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mission_specialist\">mission specialist<\/a>\u202fon the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STS-128\">STS-128<\/a>\u202f mission in 2009. Hern\u00e1ndez was a National TRIO Achiever in 2001.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2006<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"842\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hector-Balderas-1024x842.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4934\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hector-Balderas-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hector-Balderas-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hector-Balderas-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hector-Balderas-1536x1263.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hector-Balderas-1313x1080.jpg 1313w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hector-Balderas-250x206.jpg 250w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hector-Balderas.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Hector Balderas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Hector Balderas, an alumnus of the Upward Bound and Student Support Services programs at New Mexico Highlands University, Hector is recognized by the New Mexico State Bar Association as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of New Mexico in 2006. He would go on to serve as the state\u2019s Attorney General from 2014 to 2022 and later as president of Northern New Mexico College. Balderas was a National TRIO Achiever in 2017.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2007<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Charlene-Dukes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Charlene-Dukes.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Charlene-Dukes-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Charlene-Dukes-218x290.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Charlene Dukes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Charlene Dukes, an alumna of Student Support Services at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Charlene becomes the president of Prince George Community College in 2007. She served in this role for 14 years. Dukes was a National TRIO Achiever in 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2009<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krystal-Brumfield_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4935\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krystal-Brumfield_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krystal-Brumfield_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krystal-Brumfield_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krystal-Brumfield_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krystal-Brumfield_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krystal-Brumfield_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krystal-Brumfield_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-193x290.jpg 193w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Krystal-Brumfield_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Krystal Brumfield<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Krystal Brumfield, an alumna of the Talent Search program at Southern University and the Upward Bound program at Southeastern Louisiana University, moves to Washington, D.C. to serve&nbsp;as tax and procurement counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. She would go on to serve as the Associate Administrator and Chief Acquisition Officer of the U.S. General Services Administration. Brumfield was a National TRIO Achiever in 2010.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2009<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cornelius_Griggs_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4936\" style=\"width:395px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cornelius_Griggs_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.png 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cornelius_Griggs_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cornelius_Griggs_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Cornelieus Griggs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Cornelieus Griggs, an alumnus of the Talent Search program at Introspect Youth Services and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement program at the Illinois Institute of Technology, launches GMA Construction Group, currently one of the largest contractors in the Midwest. Griggs was a National TRIO Achiever in 2013. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2013<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"763\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hilliard-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4967\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hilliard-Headshot.jpg 828w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hilliard-Headshot-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hilliard-Headshot-768x708.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hilliard-Headshot-250x230.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Dana Hilliard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Dana Hilliard, an alumnus of Student Support Services at Keene State University and former Mayor of Somersworth, NH (2013-2023), is appointed by President Joe Biden to the National Board for Education Sciences. Hilliard was a National TRIO Achiever in 2014.\u00a0\u00a0<br>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2014<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steph_Peterson-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4966\" style=\"width:317px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steph_Peterson-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steph_Peterson-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steph_Peterson-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steph_Peterson-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steph_Peterson-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steph_Peterson-717x1080.jpg 717w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steph_Peterson-193x290.jpg 193w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steph_Peterson.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Stephanie Peterson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Stephanie Peterson, an alumna of the Upward Bound program at the University of Nevada-Reno, begins her first senior leadership role at Microsoft. Peterson was a National TRIO Achiever in 2018. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2014<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pittman_Anastasia_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4937\" style=\"width:275px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pittman_Anastasia_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg 200w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pittman_Anastasia_TRIO_Alumni_History-193x290.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Anatasia Pittman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Anastasia Pittman, an alumna of Student Support Services at the University of Oklahoma, is elected to serve in the Oklahoma State Senate. Previously Pittman served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and led the State\u2019s Legislative Black Caucus. Pittman was a National TRIO Achiever in 2009.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2015<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jacklyn_Chisholm_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4938\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jacklyn_Chisholm_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg 420w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jacklyn_Chisholm_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jacklyn_Chisholm_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-203x290.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Jacklyn Chisholm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Jacklyn Chisholm, an alumna of Student Support Services at Case Western Reserve University, became the President and CEO of Step Forward, the largest community action agency in Ohio. Chisholm was a National TRIO Achiever in 2008.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2015<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steve_Pemberton_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4939\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steve_Pemberton_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steve_Pemberton_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steve_Pemberton_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-768x1051.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steve_Pemberton_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-789x1080.jpg 789w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steve_Pemberton_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-212x290.jpg 212w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Steve_Pemberton_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg 877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Steve Pemberton<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Steve Pemberton, an alumnus of the Upward Bound program at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, is appointed by United States Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to serve on the Advisory Committee for the Competitive Integrated Employment of People with Disabilities. Pemberton was a National TRIO Achiever in 2006.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2016<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Darcel_Clark_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4940\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Darcel_Clark_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Darcel_Clark_TRIO_Alumni_History-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Darcel_Clark_TRIO_Alumni_History-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>Darcel Clark<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Darcel Clark, an alumnus of the Talent Search program at the Tremont Improvement Program Neighborhood House (TIP), and Student Support Services at Boston College, becomes the 13<sup>th<\/sup> District Attorney for Bronx County. She is the first woman to hold that position and the first African-American woman to be elected a District Attorney in New York State. Clark was a National TRIO Achiever in 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2017<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"613\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/James_Monteiro_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4941\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/James_Monteiro_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/James_Monteiro_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/James_Monteiro_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/James_Monteiro_TRIO_Alumni_History_Headshot-250x192.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><strong>James Monteiro<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">James Monteiro,<strong> <\/strong>an alumnus of the<strong> <\/strong>Educational Opportunity Center at the Community College of Rhode Island, founded the <a href=\"https:\/\/linkprotect.cudasvc.com\/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.reentrycampusprogram.org%2f&amp;c=E,1,yijaD5U_2tdTFG1tqLB4Oti4NdCS4-YryPTrEQzWR01-Up05ZXIMMybh0tYAzGTZHCcELMBZBo-QkX8EDdKvh2n8h5wrJCtdN8wCjgMjlQ,,&amp;typo=1\">Reentry Campus Program<\/a> which helps currently, and formerly incarcerated individuals complete the postsecondary education programs that they started behind prison walls. Monteiro was a National TRIO Achiever in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2017<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marvin_Pendarvis_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4942\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marvin_Pendarvis_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marvin_Pendarvis_TRIO_Alumni_History-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marvin_Pendarvis_TRIO_Alumni_History-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Marvin_Pendarvis_TRIO_Alumni_History-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Marvin Pendarvis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Marvin Pendarvis, an alumnus of Student Support Services at the University of South Carolina, was elected in the House of Representatives for South Carolina in 2017. Pendarvis was a National TRIO Achiever in 2020<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2018<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"785\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sarah_Smarsh_2021_TRIO_Achiever.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4943\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sarah_Smarsh_2021_TRIO_Achiever.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sarah_Smarsh_2021_TRIO_Achiever-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sarah_Smarsh_2021_TRIO_Achiever-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sarah_Smarsh_2021_TRIO_Achiever-250x192.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Sarah Smarsh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Sarah Smarsh, an alumna of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program at the University of Kansas, publishes her book <em>Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth <\/em>and it becomes an instant <em>New York Times<\/em> bestseller, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize, the winner of the Chicago Tribune Literary Prize. Smarsh was a National TRIO Achiever in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2018<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Robert-Jackson_TRIO_Alumni_History-972x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4944\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Robert-Jackson_TRIO_Alumni_History-972x1024.jpg 972w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Robert-Jackson_TRIO_Alumni_History-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Robert-Jackson_TRIO_Alumni_History-768x809.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Robert-Jackson_TRIO_Alumni_History-1458x1536.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Robert-Jackson_TRIO_Alumni_History-1025x1080.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Robert-Jackson_TRIO_Alumni_History-250x263.jpg 250w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Robert-Jackson_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Robert Jackson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Robert Jackson, an alumnus of the Upward Bound Program at the Union Settlement Association, became the first Muslim state senator of New York. Jackson was a National TRIO Achiever in 2011.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2018<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Harry_Williams_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4946\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Harry_Williams_Headshot.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Harry_Williams_Headshot-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Harry_Williams_Headshot-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Harry_Williams_Headshot-250x167.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Harry Lee Williams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Harry Lee Williams, an alumnus of Student Support Services at Appalachian State University, becames President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in 2018. Williams was a National TRIO Achiever in 2016.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2019<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rep._Nikema_Williams-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4947\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rep._Nikema_Williams-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rep._Nikema_Williams-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rep._Nikema_Williams-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rep._Nikema_Williams-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rep._Nikema_Williams-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rep._Nikema_Williams-864x1080.jpg 864w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rep._Nikema_Williams-232x290.jpg 232w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rep._Nikema_Williams.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Nikema Williams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Nikema Williams, an alumna of the Upward Bound, Talent Search, Student Support Services, &amp; the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement programs at Talladega College, becomes the first African-American woman to chair the Georgia Democratic Party. She would go on to represent the 5<sup>th<\/sup> Congressional District of Georgia, succeeding her mentor, John Lewis, in the U.S. Congress. Williams was a National TRIO Achiever in 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2019<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/news_impact_trio_achievers_annual_conference_2023_cheryl_johnson_educational_opportunity-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4321\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/news_impact_trio_achievers_annual_conference_2023_cheryl_johnson_educational_opportunity-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/news_impact_trio_achievers_annual_conference_2023_cheryl_johnson_educational_opportunity-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/news_impact_trio_achievers_annual_conference_2023_cheryl_johnson_educational_opportunity-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/news_impact_trio_achievers_annual_conference_2023_cheryl_johnson_educational_opportunity-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/news_impact_trio_achievers_annual_conference_2023_cheryl_johnson_educational_opportunity-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/news_impact_trio_achievers_annual_conference_2023_cheryl_johnson_educational_opportunity-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/news_impact_trio_achievers_annual_conference_2023_cheryl_johnson_educational_opportunity.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Cheryl Johnson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Cheryl Johnson an alumna of the Upward Bound program at&nbsp;Loyola University-New Orleans&nbsp;and Student Support Services at the University of Iowa, becomes the 36<sup>th<\/sup> Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Johnson was a National TRIO Achiever in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2020<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"677\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kiesha_King_TRIO_History.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4948\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kiesha_King_TRIO_History.jpg 800w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kiesha_King_TRIO_History-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kiesha_King_TRIO_History-768x650.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kiesha_King_TRIO_History-250x212.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Kiesha King<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Kiesha King, an alumna of the Upward Bound program at Arizona State University, is named a Digital Equity Honoree by the Federal Communications Commission. King was a National TRIO Achiever in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2021<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Raphael_Warnock_official_photo-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4949\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Raphael_Warnock_official_photo-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Raphael_Warnock_official_photo-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Raphael_Warnock_official_photo-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Raphael_Warnock_official_photo-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Raphael_Warnock_official_photo-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Raphael_Warnock_official_photo-864x1080.jpg 864w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Raphael_Warnock_official_photo-232x290.jpg 232w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Raphael_Warnock_official_photo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Raphael Warnock<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Raphael Warnock, an alumnus of the Upward Bound Program at Savannah State University, becomes the first African American to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate, and the first Black Democrat elected to the Senate from a Southern state. Warnock was a National TRIO Achiever in 2007.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-block-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-false \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p>2023<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ctlb-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian_Black_TRIO_Alumni_History-1021x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian_Black_TRIO_Alumni_History-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian_Black_TRIO_Alumni_History-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian_Black_TRIO_Alumni_History-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian_Black_TRIO_Alumni_History-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian_Black_TRIO_Alumni_History-1076x1080.jpg 1076w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian_Black_TRIO_Alumni_History-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian_Black_TRIO_Alumni_History-250x251.jpg 250w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brian_Black_TRIO_Alumni_History.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Brian Black<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Brian Black, an alumnus of the Talent Search program at Greenville Urban League\/Greenville Technical College, is named the Global Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Hexion, Inc. Black was a National TRIO Achiever in 2015.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"tabs-block alignfull coe-block\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"tabs-block__container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-block__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-block__tabs-nav\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tabs-nav list-unstyled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"tabs-block__title-overview\">TRIO programs<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"indicator\"><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tabs-nav__item\" data-count=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-controls=\"talent-search\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-selected=\"true\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#talent-search\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"tab-talent-search\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   role=\"tab\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"tab selected\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTalent Search\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tabs-nav__item\" data-count=\"2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-controls=\"upward-bound\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-selected=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#upward-bound\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"tab-upward-bound\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   role=\"tab\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"tab\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpward Bound\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tabs-nav__item\" data-count=\"3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-controls=\"upward-bound-math-science\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-selected=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#upward-bound-math-science\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"tab-upward-bound-math-science\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   role=\"tab\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"tab\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpward Bound Math-Science\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tabs-nav__item\" data-count=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-controls=\"veterans-upward-bound\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-selected=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#veterans-upward-bound\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"tab-veterans-upward-bound\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   role=\"tab\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"tab\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVeterans Upward Bound\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tabs-nav__item\" data-count=\"5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-controls=\"student-support-services\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-selected=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#student-support-services\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"tab-student-support-services\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   role=\"tab\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"tab\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Support Services\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tabs-nav__item\" data-count=\"6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-controls=\"educational-opportunity-centers\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-selected=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#educational-opportunity-centers\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"tab-educational-opportunity-centers\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   role=\"tab\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"tab\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEducational Opportunity Centers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tabs-nav__item\" data-count=\"7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-controls=\"ronald-e-mcnair-post-baccalaureate-achievement-program\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   aria-selected=\"false\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"#ronald-e-mcnair-post-baccalaureate-achievement-program\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"tab-ronald-e-mcnair-post-baccalaureate-achievement-program\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   role=\"tab\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"tab\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs-block__tabs-content tabs-content\"><div aria-labelledby=\"tab-talent-search\" class=\"tab-panel current\"  id=\"talent-search\" role=\"tabpanel\"><p class=\"tab-panel__name h2 show-tablet\">Talent Search<i class=\"panel-icon\"><\/i><\/p><div class=\"tab-panel__inner\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column-2 tab-panel__main-content fade-to-up-children wow animate \"><h2 class=\"kicker\">Talent Search<\/h2><div class=\"tab-panel__content\"><p>Talent Search projects serve young people in grades six through 12. In addition to counseling, participants receive information about college admissions requirements, scholarships, and various student financial aid programs. This early intervention program helps youth from low-income families to better understand their educational opportunities and options. More than 312,000 students are enrolled in 473 Talent Search TRIO projects. According to the more recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, 80% of Talent Search participants enrolled in postsecondary institutions immediately following high school graduation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<article class=\"featured-post post-card column-2 fade-to-left wow animate \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Lombard-Family-A-TRIO-Talent-Search-Success-Story-1024x505-1-300x148.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-talent-search-the-lombard-family-a-trio-talent-search-success-story\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: 50 Years of Talent Search: The Lombard Family, A TRIO Talent Search Success Story<\/span>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\"><span class=\"label\">Featured <\/span>Blog<\/p>\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-talent-search-the-lombard-family-a-trio-talent-search-success-story\/\" target=\"_self\">50 Years of Talent Search: The Lombard Family, A TRIO Talent Search Success Story<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"related-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row list-unstyled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/shoot-for-the-stars-jose-hernandezs-trio-fueled-journey-from-farm-fields-to-space\/\" target=\"_self\">Shoot for the Stars: Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s TRIO-Fueled Journey from Farm Fields to Space<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/shoot-for-the-stars-michael-wilks-on-hoops-hope-and-higher-education\/\" target=\"_self\">Shoot for the Stars: Michael Wilks on Hoops, Hope, and Higher Education<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/shoot-for-the-stars-quinoness-path-from-migrant-roots-to-media-icon\/\" target=\"_self\">Shoot for the Stars: Qui\u00f1ones\u2019s Path from Migrant Roots to Media Icon<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-background\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-2145.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-2145.png 1006w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-2145-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-2145-768x663.png 768w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-2145-250x216.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg patterns-hash-tall\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div aria-labelledby=\"tab-upward-bound\" class=\"tab-panel\"  id=\"upward-bound\" role=\"tabpanel\"><p class=\"tab-panel__name h2 show-tablet\">Upward Bound<i class=\"panel-icon\"><\/i><\/p><div class=\"tab-panel__inner\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column-2 tab-panel__main-content fade-to-up-children \"><h2 class=\"kicker\">Upward Bound<\/h2><div class=\"tab-panel__content\"><p>Upward Bound (UB) is an intensive intervention program that prepares students for higher education through various enrichment courses. Campus-based UB programs provide students instruction in literature, composition, mathematics, science, and foreign language during the school year and the summer. UB also offers intensive mentoring and support for students as they prepare for college entrance exams and tackle admission applications, financial aid, and scholarship forms. 956 Upward Bound projects are serving more than 70,000 students. Recent analysis from the U.S. Department of Education showed that 86 percent of Upward Bound students in the 2013\u201314 high school graduation cohort enrolled immediately in college following high school graduation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<article class=\"featured-post post-card column-2 fade-to-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/50-Years-of-Upward-Bound-1024x575-1-300x168.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-upward-bound\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: 50 Years of Upward Bound<\/span>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\"><span class=\"label\">Featured <\/span>Blog<\/p>\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-upward-bound\/\" target=\"_self\">50 Years of Upward Bound<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"related-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row list-unstyled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/shoot-for-the-stars-jose-hernandezs-trio-fueled-journey-from-farm-fields-to-space\/\" target=\"_self\">Shoot for the Stars: Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s TRIO-Fueled Journey from Farm Fields to Space<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/shoot-for-the-stars-michael-wilks-on-hoops-hope-and-higher-education\/\" target=\"_self\">Shoot for the Stars: Michael Wilks on Hoops, Hope, and Higher Education<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/shoot-for-the-stars-quinoness-path-from-migrant-roots-to-media-icon\/\" target=\"_self\">Shoot for the Stars: Qui\u00f1ones\u2019s Path from Migrant Roots to Media Icon<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-background\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20-opacity.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20-opacity.png 1440w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20-opacity-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20-opacity-1024x358.png 1024w, https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20-opacity-768x268.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"patterns-bg color-theme__bg patterns-hash-tall\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div aria-labelledby=\"tab-upward-bound-math-science\" class=\"tab-panel\"  id=\"upward-bound-math-science\" role=\"tabpanel\"><p class=\"tab-panel__name h2 show-tablet\">Upward Bound Math-Science<i class=\"panel-icon\"><\/i><\/p><div class=\"tab-panel__inner\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column-2 tab-panel__main-content fade-to-up-children \"><h2 class=\"kicker\">Upward Bound Math-Science<\/h2><div class=\"tab-panel__content\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using a similar model to Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science provides students with a rigorous math and science curriculum in high school to encourage and enable them to successfully major in critically important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines in college. Currently, there are 211 projects serving more than 13,100 students. Indeed, 70% of Upward Bound Math-Science programs have postsecondary enrollments of 80% or higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<article class=\"featured-post post-card column-2 fade-to-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iStrong-group-photo-Council-for-Opportunity-in-Education-300x200.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/climate-change-curriculum-fosters-science-identity-among-trio-students\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Climate Change Curriculum Fosters \u201cScience Identity\u201d Among TRIO Students\u00a0<\/span>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\"><span class=\"label\">Featured <\/span>Blog<\/p>\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/climate-change-curriculum-fosters-science-identity-among-trio-students\/\" target=\"_self\">Climate Change Curriculum Fosters \u201cScience Identity\u201d Among TRIO Students\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"related-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row list-unstyled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/shoot-for-the-stars-jose-hernandezs-trio-fueled-journey-from-farm-fields-to-space\/\" target=\"_self\">Shoot for the Stars: Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s TRIO-Fueled Journey from Farm Fields to Space<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/shoot-for-the-stars-michael-wilks-on-hoops-hope-and-higher-education\/\" target=\"_self\">Shoot for the Stars: Michael Wilks on Hoops, Hope, and Higher Education<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/shoot-for-the-stars-quinoness-path-from-migrant-roots-to-media-icon\/\" target=\"_self\">Shoot for the Stars: Qui\u00f1ones\u2019s Path from Migrant Roots to Media Icon<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div aria-labelledby=\"tab-veterans-upward-bound\" class=\"tab-panel\"  id=\"veterans-upward-bound\" role=\"tabpanel\"><p class=\"tab-panel__name h2 show-tablet\">Veterans Upward Bound<i class=\"panel-icon\"><\/i><\/p><div class=\"tab-panel__inner\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column-2 tab-panel__main-content fade-to-up-children \"><h2 class=\"kicker\">Veterans Upward Bound<\/h2><div class=\"tab-panel__content\"><p>The Veterans Upward Bound program provides intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to postsecondary education. Veterans learn to secure support from available resources such as the Veterans Administration, veterans associations, and various state and local agencies that serve veterans. There are 64 Veterans Upward Bound projects serving more than 8,400 students. According to the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound Program Personnel, in 2010-2011, more than 60% of recent program participants were enrolled in postsecondary education programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<article class=\"featured-post post-card column-2 fade-to-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news_impact_EOC_veterans_upward_bound_turn_50-300x169.png ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners<\/span>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\"><span class=\"label\">Featured <\/span>Blog<\/p>\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3\/\" target=\"_self\">EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"related-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row list-unstyled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-4\/\" target=\"_self\">Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE &#8211; Pre-College Programs<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/the-college-access-success-blueprint\/\" target=\"_self\">The College Access &amp; Success Blueprint<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/p3-retention-and-graduation-for-college-and-adult-programs\/\" target=\"_self\">P3 Retention and Graduation for College and Adult Programs<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div aria-labelledby=\"tab-student-support-services\" class=\"tab-panel\"  id=\"student-support-services\" role=\"tabpanel\"><p class=\"tab-panel__name h2 show-tablet\">Student Support Services<i class=\"panel-icon\"><\/i><\/p><div class=\"tab-panel__inner\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column-2 tab-panel__main-content fade-to-up-children \"><h2 class=\"kicker\">Student Support Services<\/h2><div class=\"tab-panel__content\"><p>Student Support Services projects work to enable low-income students to stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees. Participants, who include disabled college students, receive tutoring, counseling, and remedial instruction. More than 202,000 students are now being served by 1,069 Student Support Service programs at colleges and universities nationwide. Recent studies of Student Support Services found that program participation resulted in statistically significant higher student retention and transfer rates, improved grade point averages, and credit accumulation. Program participants also bested their similarly situated peers in degree completion at two-year colleges (41% vs. 28%) and four-year colleges (48% vs. 40%).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<article class=\"featured-post post-card column-2 fade-to-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Pursuit-of-HappineSSS-Student-Support-Services-TRIO-Anniversary-1024x571-1-300x167.jpeg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-student-support-services-pursuit-of-happinesss\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: 50 Years of Student Support Services: Pursuit of HappineSSS<\/span>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\"><span class=\"label\">Featured <\/span>Blog<\/p>\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-student-support-services-pursuit-of-happinesss\/\" target=\"_self\">50 Years of Student Support Services: Pursuit of HappineSSS<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"related-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row list-unstyled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">News &#038; Impact<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-launches-inaugural-award-for-institutional-effectiveness-to-scale-trio-student-support-services-practices-campus-wide\/\" target=\"_self\">The Council for Opportunity in Education Launches Inaugural Award for Institutional Effectiveness to Scale TRIO Student Support Services Practices Campus-Wide<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Pages<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-award-for-institutional-effectiveness\/\" target=\"_self\">COE Award for Institutional Effectiveness<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/fuel-the-finish-strategic-and-compliant-ways-to-use-your-remaining-sss-funds\/\" target=\"_self\">Fuel the Finish: Strategic and Compliant Ways to Use Your Remaining SSS Funds<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div aria-labelledby=\"tab-educational-opportunity-centers\" class=\"tab-panel\"  id=\"educational-opportunity-centers\" role=\"tabpanel\"><p class=\"tab-panel__name h2 show-tablet\">Educational Opportunity Centers<i class=\"panel-icon\"><\/i><\/p><div class=\"tab-panel__inner\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column-2 tab-panel__main-content fade-to-up-children \"><h2 class=\"kicker\">Educational Opportunity Centers<\/h2><div class=\"tab-panel__content\"><p>Educational Opportunity Centers serve displaced or underemployed workers from families. These Centers help individuals choose a college and a suitable financial aid program. There are 142 Educational Opportunity Centers in America, serving more than 199,000 individuals. A recent analysis of performance data of the Educational Opportunity Centers found that more than half (57.6%) of &#8220;college-ready&#8221; students enrolled in institutions of higher learning and 71% of eligible EOC participants (high school seniors, postsecondary dropouts) applied to college.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<article class=\"featured-post post-card column-2 fade-to-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/news_impact_EOC_veterans_upward_bound_turn_50-300x169.png ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners<\/span>\r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\"><span class=\"label\">Featured <\/span>Blog<\/p>\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3\/\" target=\"_self\">EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<section class=\"related-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row list-unstyled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-4\/\" target=\"_self\">Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE &#8211; Pre-College Programs<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/the-college-access-success-blueprint\/\" target=\"_self\">The College Access &amp; Success Blueprint<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card column-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker\">Conferences &#038; Events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/crash-course-educational-opportunity-centers-program-regulations-cfr-644-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Crash Course: Educational Opportunity Centers Program Regulations CFR 644<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div aria-labelledby=\"tab-ronald-e-mcnair-post-baccalaureate-achievement-program\" class=\"tab-panel\"  id=\"ronald-e-mcnair-post-baccalaureate-achievement-program\" role=\"tabpanel\"><p class=\"tab-panel__name h2 show-tablet\">Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program<i class=\"panel-icon\"><\/i><\/p><div class=\"tab-panel__inner\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"column-2 tab-panel__main-content fade-to-up-children \"><p class=\"tab-panel__title h2 title-with-divider\">Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program<\/p><div class=\"tab-panel__content\"><p>The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement program encourages low-income students and minority undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching and prepare for doctoral study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors. This program was named in honor of the astronaut who died in the 1986 space-shuttle explosion. Currently, there are 187 projects serving more than 5,200 students. According to recent performance data, in 2013-14, 69% of McNair participants who graduated in 2010-11 were enrolled in graduate school; meanwhile, 83% of students who first enrolled in graduate school in 2012-2013 persisted in their studies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<article class=\"featured-post post-card column-2 fade-to-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ronald_McNair_S78-35300-240x300.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/ronald-e-mcnair-and-perseverance\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Ronald E. 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to view the page: The Council for Opportunity in Education Launches Inaugural Award for Institutional Effectiveness to Scale TRIO Student Support Services Practices Campus-Wide<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">press release<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-launches-inaugural-award-for-institutional-effectiveness-to-scale-trio-student-support-services-practices-campus-wide\/\" target=\"_self\">The Council for Opportunity in Education Launches Inaugural Award for Institutional Effectiveness to Scale TRIO Student Support Services Practices Campus-Wide<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta 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<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">press release<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-announces-2025-national-trio-achiever-award-recipients\/\" target=\"_self\">The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2025 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/27Williams-04-vqgh-articleLarge-500x417.jpg 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Mitchem<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image to-square bg-img\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"background-image: url(' https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trio_programs_in_the_news_summer_2025_new_hampshirt_hassan_senator-500x456.jpg ')\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/news\/trio-in-the-news-summer-2025\/\" class=\"link-reset link-overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: TRIO in the News, Summer 2025<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">In the 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class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Why Trump\u2019s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Blog<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/why-trumps-budget-proposal-betrays-a-generation-of-low-income-college-students\/\" target=\"_self\">Why Trump\u2019s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby <span class=\"author\">Alejandra Campoverdi and Aaron Brown, Ph.D.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                    <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click to view the page: Federal Cancellations of Upward Bound Grants Signal Broader Threat to College Access Programs<\/span>\r\n                                <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kicker wow\">Advocacy Update<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-card__title h3-medium wow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/federal-cancellations-of-upward-bound-grants-signal-broader-threat-to-college-access-programs\/\" target=\"_self\">Federal Cancellations of Upward Bound Grants Signal Broader Threat to College Access Programs<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-card__meta wow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-card post-card--vertical with-image 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