Thousands of students across North Texas’ colleges and universities have pushed through challenges to reach a major milestone in their education.
She represents the thousands of students across North Texas’ colleges and universities who have pushed through challenges to reach a major milestone in their education. Looking back at the different hurdles they have overcome — such as housing instability, financial concerns, food insecurity and health issues — they have grown confident in their ability to excel.After pausing her education for several years, Jessica Armstead enrolled at Dallas College’s Mountain View campus in 2018.
She felt burdened by shame and anxiety as she tried to hide what she was going through. Then she began to work at the college’s food pantry, which Armstead said ignited her “healing process” as she met other students with similar struggles. Witnessing her family’s sacrifices throughout the years has fueled Tigabu through the obstacles that came with being a first-generation student at the University of Texas at Arlington.
“My diploma isn’t just for me, it’s a representation of all the work that my family put into it,” she said. “We all did this together.”Leaning on family
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