iMentor Blog

Success Stories – National

Latinx Alumni Talk Family, Career and College with Maria Hinojosa

Nov 03, 2021 By Jessica Leving Siegel

Emmy Award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa moderates "The Next Generation to Drive Change," a discussion panel with iMentor alumni Since its inception in 1999, iMentor has served nearly 38,000 students across the country. Today, many of …

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Spotlights – Baltimore

iMentor Shout-Out in Award-Winning "No Pix After Dark" Podcast

Oct 22, 2021

Baltimore mentor Amber Wendland, whose match with her mentee Neah was previously featured here, recently spoke about her experience volunteering with iMentor on No Pix After Dark, an award-winning podcast hosted by Aaron Dante. “The …

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Press – New York City

Norwood News features iMentor and Lehman College Partner Program Launch

Norwood News

Oct 20, 2021 By Síle Moloney

Norwood News shared a story about Lehman College's new partnership with iMentor to launch a program that will provide 260 freshmen and transfer students who are already enrolled in one of the organization’s high school …

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CUNY’s Lehman College and iMentor Launch Scholars Program Named After Longtime English Faculty Member Alice Griffin

Oct 19, 2021

A new program will provide 260 freshmen and transfer students already enrolled in one of iMentor's high school programs with one-on-one mentoring and support to help them excel academically and graduate college in four years.

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Spotlights – National

Centering Strengths: iMentor’s Anti-Racism Education Program in Action

Oct 18, 2021 By Jessica Leving Siegel

When Haemi Lim first became a mentor, she focused entirely on supporting her mentee Yesly in becoming ready for college. The pair quickly bonded over both being women of ethnic minority backgrounds in New York …

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Toolbox – National

Understanding POC Student Experiences at Predominantly White Colleges

Oct 07, 2021

Continuing our Voices of iMentor video series, this week's discussion focuses on the experiences of students of color at predominantly white institutions (PWIs). In a conversation, Steven Joseph, associate director of the Regional Office, and …

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Release – Bay Area

iMentor Announces New Leadership and New Partnerships to Support First-Generation College Goers in Oakland and East Bay

Oct 05, 2021

OAKLAND, CA–iMentor, a national mentoring organization with a 20-year track record of increasing the number of first-generation college graduates, is thrilled to announce a new executive director for its Bay Area program and a landmark …

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Success Stories – New York City

Changemaker Luisais: How to Manifest Your Own Destiny

Sep 27, 2021 By Allison Dorf-Ferrandis

The Next Generation to Drive Change: Since its inception, iMentor has served nearly 38,000 students across the country. Today, many of these incredible individuals are now members of the workforce, drivers of change in their …

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