Wrapping up our GSFP spotlights with Francheska Jimenez, an Afro-Dominican Ph.D. student at Teachers College, Columbia Univ., from the Bronx, NY. Her research explores Queer students of color & identity development within MSIs. Congrats, Francheska!

Read more about Francheska here: bit.ly/3WDcyjI

The GSFP spotlight is on Monique Posadas, a PhD candidate in Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University, who focuses on the success of minoritized graduate students. Congrats, Monique!

Read more about Monique here: bit.ly/4nplgwL

GSFP highlights continue with Xiomara V. Medina, a Boricua Ph.D. student in Counselor Education at Bowie State University. She’s passionate about mental health equity, culturally responsive education, and Black & Brown solidarity in higher ed.

Read more about Xiomara here: bit.ly/3L04OWt

Seguimos con GSFP highlights with Geidy Mendez, a first-gen Guatemalan & PhD candidate in Political Science at UC Irvine. Her research explores the relationship between resentment & political behavior among Latin American migrants in the U.S. Felicidades!

Read more about Geidy here: bit.ly/4q99rxt

We’re continuing our GSFP highlights with Armando A. Rijo, a first-gen Latiné scholar and Doctoral Candidate at @JacksonStateU. His research explores how Cultural-Greek orgs foster growth and belonging. Congrats, Armando!

Read more about Armando here: bit.ly/4n4oHcf

Continuing our highlights with Eleanor “Ellie” Estrada, a jota activist-scholar & first-gen Ph.D. candidate in Communications at the University of Utah. Their work centers Latine/x discourse in chisme, brown trans rhetorics & barrio urbanism. Congrats!

Read more about Ellie here: bit.ly/4nRjINn

We continue our GSFP highlights with Jeremy A. Rodríguez Vargas, a PhD student in Chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras from Ponce, PR. His research focuses on developing antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer drugs. WEPA!

Read more about Jeremy here: bit.ly/42aITS4

We continue our GSFP highlights with Tabatha Cruz, a doctoral student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, in Higher Ed. Her dissertation will explore student experiences in Puerto Rican higher education institutions. Congratulations, Tabatha.

Read more about Tabatha here: bit.ly/469zFba

Continuing our GSFP highlights with Omar Sánchez, a bilingual Mexican American first-generation PhD student in Kinesiology at The Ohio State University. His research centers on equity in adapted physical education and childhood obesity. Congrats, Omar!

Read more about Omar here: bit.ly/3I0XicJ

Continuing our highlights, meet Kelly Andrade, a 1st-gen Brazilian American & PhD candidate at Rutgers University. She studies how Latine students navigate financial aid to examine access to higher education.
Parabéns, Kelly!

Read more about Kelly here: bit.ly/4mEL5JD

Continuing our highlights, meet Jessica Stamp, a Ph.D. candidate at Howard University. Drawing on her Cuban and Panamanian roots, Jessica's research explores servingness of Black students at predominantly Black institutions.

Read more about Jessica here: bit.ly/3UIsP61

We’re muy excited to kick off our GSFP highlights with Yanira, a proud Puertorriqueña & Bronx native whose leadership, scholarship, & philanthropy advance equity in higher education. Felicidades, Yanira!

Read more about Yanira here: bit.ly/4mOSl5s

Felicidades to Dra. Marialexia Zaragoza, from the 2022–2023 AAHHE GSFP cohort, on earning her PhD in Higher Education from the University of Pittsburgh!

We are so proud of her accomplishment and her continued support of the GSFP comunidad.

The wait is over! We’re muy excited to announce the 2025-2026 AAHHE Graduate Student Fellows!

This new cohort is full of brilliance, purpose, and pasión. Welcome to the familia, we can’t wait to witness all the magic you’ll bring to the space.

Continuing with our grad highlights, today we congratulate Dr. Luis Alcázar!

A 2023 fellow, Dr. Alcázar, earned their PhD in Adult and Higher Education from Oregon State University. Their dissertation explored the experiences of P'urhépecha community college students. We’re so proud of you!

Congrats to the newly minted Dra. Ariana Garcia!

A 2023 Grad Fellow, Dra. Garcia just earned her PhD in Higher Education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

We couldn't be more proud of you. Your brilliance and dedication truly inspire everyone. Felicidades!

As AAHHE GSFP & FFP leaders, we condemn state violence against communities targeted by ICE raids and militarized forces during protests. Scan the QR code on slide 3 for the full statement.

Join us in mourning and mobilizing for the upcoming diálogos.
Link to dialogues here: bit.ly/AAHHEdiálogos