consulting & speaking
LT has shared her expertise with large crowds and small groups, in-person and remote settings nationwide.
Learn how she can work with your team.
speaking.
LT is available for guest speaking opportunities, from conference speeches to student-facing events and more. She tailors her talks to highlight key themes and topics that impact first-gens today.
Notable talking points include:
Digital Technology & Social Media
representations of first-gens in pop culture
black first-gen college students
emerging trends in first-gen studies
"Faculty and staff are experts on their students, but I come in to provide a vocabulary, ask tough questions and, ideally, get them to identify which strengths-based approaches will suit them based on the mission and culture of the group."
-- La'Tonya Rease Miles
consulting.
LT typically consults with organizations and institutions who want to build new programs or are seeking fresh ideas to reboot an existing initiative. Most times, clients reach out about customizing first-generation student support, her specialty focus.
EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Notably, LT advised El Camino College, a two-year public community college in Los Angeles County, about supporting their Black first-generation student population. Specifically, they sought to address and improve the sense of belonging, enrollment, and retention of Black first-gen students at El Camino.
First, LT met with a small team of faculty and administrators and discussed their goals and objectives, sharing research about the student population in the process. Then, LT facilitated a larger discussion with a group of campus stakeholders, answering their questions and gathering perspective. Finally, LT was invited back to facilitate a conversation between 40+ faculty, staff, and student representatives.
From here, LT developed a concrete plan to serve the students in mind, which led to:
• the establishment of Black Alumni services
• faculty-driven research group about Black first-gens
• the dedication of ongoing resources and events catered to population
As a result, El Camino is now a leading institution in regards to serving Black first-generation students.
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