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Sixty-six ���ϲ����� Academy scholars gathered at Scott Plaza on Tuesday, June 14, as they begin their summer residential program.

John Pickett took over as director of the ���ϲ����� Academy on June 1 following Terry Tomasek, who will continue as a full-time faculty member at ���ϲ�����.

Eighteen students in the Xi cohort of the ���ϲ����� Academy were celebrated at Lakeside Upstairs on Tuesday, May 10.

Fifteen rising high school seniors from Alamance-Burlington School System will begin the yearlong Freedom Scholars program this summer with a range of activities focused on the study of democracy and civic engagement.

This is a second generous endowment gift from ���ϲ����� Trustee Louis DeJoy and his wife Dr. Aldona Woś of Greensboro, North Carolina, to assist students with high financial need from Title I schools in Guilford County.

The year-long program will foster civic engagement, reflect on ideals of democracy and freedom, and increase college access for Alamance County high school seniors. It is funded by a $300,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation.

This fall ���ϲ�����’s “It Takes a Village Project” was able to work with 11 of the 12 Title I elementary schools in the Alamance-Burlington School System thanks to a grant from the Oak Foundation.

The National First-Generation College Celebration was held on Nov. 8 at LaRose Student Commons with several events to honor ���ϲ�����'s first-generation students.

This overview details accomplishments and future work toward 46 recommendations detailed by the Latinx/Hispanic Working Group, which issued its final report in 2018.

Vice President for Access and Success Jean Rattigan-Rohr will become a special assistant to the president on June 1, 2022, and will focus on the significant expansion of the “It Takes a Village” Project.