Student Stories

 

  • “The American Dream as an Immigrant”: Fernando Bejar’s Path From Bolivia to the U.S. Army to Michigan Engineering

    Fernando Bejar (Michigan Engineering)
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  • “There Are Always People Who Are Trying To Help You”: How Olubukola Akinbami (LSA) Found Community and Support at U-M

    Olubukola Akinbami (College of Literature, Science, and the Arts)
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  • “Culture Was Going to Be the Defining Factor”: How John Brown (Ross School of Business) chose U-M, finding strong support and community along the way

    John Brown (Ross School of Business)
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  • Building Community on Campus: Dominic Petersen (School of Kinesiology) contributes to the same networks that helped him when he first arrived at U-M

    Dominic Petersen (School of Kinesiology)
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  • Finding belonging on campus: Lydia Pinkham (Earth and Environmental Science) forged connections through student groups

    Lydia Pinkham (Earth and Environmental Science)
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  • Exploring the human mind: Joseph Jackowski (LS&A Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience) pursues his passion with support from veterans on campus

    Joseph Jackowski, LS&A Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience
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  • It takes a village: Steve Smith (M.P.A & M.S. in Sport Management ’19) finds community as student veteran at U-M

    Steve Smith, 2019, Sport Management
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  • Alyssa Carrillo (’18) faces challenges, finds support as student veteran at U-M

    Alyssa Carrillo, 2018, Dental Hygiene
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  • Through research, Tim Mayer (’18) advances understanding of racial differences in self-esteem

    Tim Mayer, 2018, LSA
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  • Tarak Bhargava (M.S.E. ‘17) provides support to LGBTQ students while pursuing master’s degree

    Tarak Bhargava, 2017, Engineering
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