Kaplan Educational Foundation Welcomes New Scholars for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
November 16 2023 - 8:55AM
Business Wire
Leadership Program Helps Community College
Students Transfer and Earn Four-Year Degrees From Top Colleges and
Universities
The Kaplan Educational Foundation (KEF) celebrates the latest
cohort of scholars selected for admission to the Kaplan Leadership
Program.
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From left to right: Vaughn Robinson,
Shayla Rose Jiminez, Joely Castillo, Barbara Abreu Bicelis,
Precious Opaola, Yaxeny Hernandez-Ravelo, Shaquana Darden, Paula
Mayorga, Genesis Torres, and Anthony Chimbay. Photo credit: Phe
Studios.
Established in 2006, the Kaplan Leadership Program helps
high-potential, low-income and historically underrepresented
community college students complete their associate's degree and
successfully transfer and go on to earn a four-year bachelor's
degree at the nation's most highly-selective schools. The program
provides stipends for living expenses, extensive tutoring, academic
advisement services, leadership and career training, and other
resources and support to help them expand their personal goals, and
eventually attain leadership roles in their professions and
communities.
The newly accepted Kaplan Leadership Scholars for the 2023-2024
Academic Year are:
- Barbara R. Abreu Bicelis - Borough of Manhattan Community
College
- Joely Castillo - Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Anthony Chimbay - Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Shaquana Darden - Bronx Community College
- Yaxeny Hernandez-Ravelo - Hostos Community College
- Shayla Rose Jimenez - Borough of Manhattan Community
College
- Paula Mayorga - Hudson County Community College
- Precious Opaola - Union College
- Vaughn Robinson - Westchester Community College
- Genesis Torres - Borough of Manhattan Community College
Since its inception, Kaplan Leadership Scholars have been
accepted to the country’s most competitive schools, including Yale,
Stanford, Brown, Amherst, Cornell, Mount Holyoke, Smith and many
others. 92% percent of Kaplan Scholars earn a bachelor’s
degree.
"Given the fact that the diverse and resilient talent that the
nation needs to fuel the economy can be found in our community
colleges, we felt it was particularly important that we remain
committed to our mission and support a new group of students at
this time,” says Nolvia Delgado, Executive Director of KEF. “This
year’s cohort continues to represent the wide diversity that exists
in U.S. community colleges, including non-traditional age students,
recent immigrants, first-generation and English language learners,
and others pursuing degrees in education, STEM, computer science,
medicine, law and other fields. Now more than ever, in this
post-affirmative action landscape, it's critical to remove barriers
and provide greater access to higher education for our newest
cohort of talented, motivated individuals."
For more information on the Kaplan Leadership Scholars and how
to apply to be a scholar: http://www.kaplanedfoundation.org
ABOUT THE KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION:
The Kaplan Educational Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public
charity, was initially established and supported by a generous
endowment funded by Kaplan, Inc. executives with the idea of
helping a small group of students in a big way. The Foundation
provides high-potential, low-income students with academic and
financial support and leadership training to raise their
expectations for success and open doors to opportunities that will
change their lives and communities. For more information, please
visit www.kaplanedfoundation.org
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