ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning is committed to showcasing and supporting ACT’s efforts to close opportunity and outcome gaps for all individuals, including: students of color; first-generation students; families with economic challenges; and exceptional and diverse learners.
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May 3, 2023 | John Fan, Kirkwood Community College student and ACT Scholar
More than a decade ago, as part of ACT’s 50th anniversary celebration, ACT established the ACT Scholars Program, as part of a pair of endowments to
April 18, 2023 | Marcus Glover, ACT Scholar and Kirkwood Community College student
I am an African American student who attends Kirkwood Community College. I am from Chicago, where I went back and forth from my mom and my dad’s house, both being single parents. I am not a first-generation college student, as both my mother and father have graduated from college.
March 2, 2023 | Ciara Ford, ACT Scholar and Kirkwood Community College student
My motivation for going to college and earning a degree was a better life for myself. I wanted personal growth and to gain the skills necessary to help others along their journey as well.
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