• Meet SLI in Richmond (2020)

    June 3, 2020

    Meet the Scholars Latino Initiative in Richmond in this June 2020 Zoom meeting hosted by Cecilia Barbosa, chair of the Virginia Latino Advisory Board:

    Guests and Scholars Latino Initiative (SLI) board of directors chair-elect Karina Kline-Gabel and member Chris von Rueden heard from:

    • Peter Iver Kaufman, SLI founder and program director in Richmond; Professor, George Matthews & Virginia Brinkley Modlin Chair in Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
    • Angela, SLI alumna, Huguenot High School (’19); rising sophomore at Shenandoah University
    • Ariel, SLI alumnus, Huguenot High School (’20); entering Eastern Mennonite University
    • Blanca, SLI alumna (North Carolina, ’09); University of Richmond and Texas A&M alumna (master’s degrees in public health and biomedical sciences); student affairs, Texas A&M
    • Laura, SLI mentor, University of Richmond (’20); Richmond Award and LeSane-Malone Award recipient
    • Christopher Clymer Kurtz, SLI Director of Development
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  • SLI scholar profile: Everth

    March 18, 2020

    Even though soccer had always been a big part of his life, the suspense was nerve wracking. SLI scholar Everth had never before tried out for a school athletic team, and that February night, along with 60 or 70 hopeful peers, he watched as the coaches filled their rosters. READ MORE

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  • SLI scholar profile: Flory

    December 20, 2019

    Today, it’d be different. But then, back in November 2019, the Richmond Times-Dispatch headline quoted SLI scholar Flory as saying, “I didn’t know that I could make a difference.” READ MORE

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  • SLI scholar profile: Noel

    September 30, 2019

    Talk even briefly to SLI scholar Noel, and you’ll quickly figure out that he’s a passionate learner with varied interests, Ivy League goals and a growth mindset. READ MORE

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