Rashné Jehangir, OLPD Associate Professor of Higher Education and Director of Undergraduate Studies, was invited to give the keynote address at the First Generation Student Success Conference held virtually by NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) on June 27. Her talk used PhotoVoice Participatory Action Research Data to inform praxis from programs, pedagogy, and policy that better supports and engages the capital of students who are first in their family to go to college. 

Additionally, Jehangir was invited to give the plenary address at the Conference on Student Success in Higher Education, also hosted by NASPA, on June 30. This event convened the student success-focused community to engage in important conversations around four key themes: Assessment, Persistence, and Data Analytics; Closing the Achievement Gap; First-Generation Student Success; and Student Financial Wellness.

Jehangir’s plenary was titled “Toward Full Citizenship for All Students in Higher Education: Mapping a Path Forward.”