This episode delves into the need for multi-pronged, intentional communication strategies that resonate with the unique challenges and aspirations of stop-out students.

In this podcast, we examine the hidden curriculum in higher education.In our conversation, we explore the harm caused by the assumption students “know how to college" and discuss strategies faculty and staff can take to address these implicit set of expectations that impact student success. Don’t miss out on this important conversation!

In this podcast, LT shares her experience navigating higher education as a first-generation college student. She also touches upon her college stop out story, her journey to PhD, how she discovered that she was a first-generation college student, how community contributed to her success, and how institutions can better support first-generation undergraduate and graduate students.

More than 40 million Americans have some college but no degree, a number which has grown by over a million students in just one year. How can faculty and staff address the troubling trend of stopping out? Join us as LT shares her recommendations for how we can better understand the reasons behind students stopping out as she shares strategies we can all use to support our students to attain credentials and degrees!

In this podcast, LT discusses the definition of "first-generation student" and other definitions used around the world, and highlights the trends in the research and practices around this group of students. 

What is the "hidden curriculum" and "strength-based approach" in higher-ed? In this episode, Genein invites LT to chat about these terms and why it is beneficial to be sensitive to intrapersonal skills.

As a first-generation student herself, LT understands the challenges students face as they navigate their college journeys. In this episode, LT shares her story  as a champion for first-generation students.

What do the terms "nontraditional", "adult learner" and "stop out student" mean? In this podcast, LT touches upon the importance of language and understanding such terms. She also shares the common challenges and myths that nontraditional students and adult learners face as well as resources, support systems, and tips to advocate for yourself. Also discussed is  advice for those who may be in similar situations and are considering returning to school.

How is going to college represented in the movies? Just because we see first-generation students in movies like Spiderman, Harry Potter, Zootopia, Monsters, Inc., and the Oscar-winning CODA, doesn't mean the college stories aren't relevant to all families. We discuss how film portrayals of students getting into and being in college can be great discussion starters in your family about what to expect in college.

How has the needs of the first-gen student population evolved over the last decade? Listen in as Dr. Glenn DeGuzman sits down with LT alongside Dr. Jehangir, and Dr. Longwell-Grice to discuss this topic, the latest research, and what campuses can do to support this vulnerable population.

This episode celebrates the 10th year anniversary of the First To Go program at Loyola Marymount University. LT reflects on origins of the program, her work in first-gen studies, and some personal anecdotes. “It’s important to honor and celebrate how far First To Go at LMU has come as this is just the beginning of our journey!”

In this episode, Dr. Josie Ahlquist invites LT and other expert panelists to explore how the pandemic has influenced their perspectives on higher-ed’s challenges, and what are their predictions for the future of technology in higher education.

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Today, it seems that everything in higher education is in question. Join us as we talk to the placemakers…those professionals who are in the business of making college campuses places where people want to be… This week TJ taps Sarah Goldrick-Rab, founder of the Hope Center for College Community and Justice and La’Tonya Rease Miles from UCLA to explore the access gap in higher education. It's a big one!

How has COVID-19 impacted students, especially first-year and first-generation college students? LT shares its ongoing effects and about her own career path, from first-gen college graduate to administrator, and the establishment of the UCLA First-generation Alumni Network, the first of its kind in the University of California system.

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What is the “hidden curriculum” in higher-ed? LT shares what it is and how educators can identify it to help students navigate what is expected of them.

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LT reflects on her lifelong journey -- from being her family’s golden child, to first-generation college student, to now paving the way for first-gen students and the professionals that support and empower them.

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This episode celebrates the 10th year anniversary of the First To Go program at Loyola Marymount University. LT reflects on origins of the program, her work in first-gen studies, and some personal anecdotes.