Summary: This is an interview with Blenda Wilson, chief executive officer of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, about helping low income students succeed in college.
Topic: Pell Grants
Category: academic
What is it? interview
Title: Helping Low Income and Minority Students Succeed In College: An Interview With Blenda Wilson.
Publication info: Journal of Developmental Education, Fall 2001
Author: Curriolo, Nancy E.; Rodgers, Aronda; Stout, C. Michol
Location: ebsco host, academic search premier
Accessed: 2/4/09
Support:
Trio program
Uri Treisman
Abby: cousin of Blenda
Summary:
The trio program is a way for low income and minority students to gain knowledge of the intracicies of college life before starting college. Blenda thinks that there should be more programs like it available. Wilson references the work of researcher Uri Treisman when talking about working in groups on an assignment and that it is not cheating to do so. She also tells the story of how her cousin Abby paid for college working in New Jersey during the summer.
Audience and agenda
The audience that the Journal of Developmental Education is targeting is educators. It presents articles on education practice, theory, research, and news of post secondary basic skills. This publication is released three times a year to a readership of 5000.
Usefulness:
This interview introduced me to one of the many organizations that helps low income and minority students succeed in college. Blenda said that one key to affording college is searching for grants, and gaining work study. By doing that students are borrowing less in financial aid and have less to pay back after graduating.
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