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Edgar F. Lopez

A First-Generation Latino College Student

April 7, 2019

Use Your Failures As the Steps Towards Your Success

Quote: “As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.” My colleague, Esmeralda, shared this powerful quote with me back in our third year at UCLA. I was going through one of the lowest points […]

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March 7, 2019

A Doctoral Milestone

I am excited to finally announce that I have accepted my offer to the Urban Education Policy Ph.D. program at the University of Southern California (USC). There, I will also be a Research Assistant for the Pullias Center of Higher Education as I work with Dr. Adrian Huerta, Dr. Adrianna Kezar, and many other amazing […]

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February 12, 2019

Validate Your Self-Worth: Bring Out Your Wings To Persist

I had the privilege to be a guest speaker for Season 2 of the MamBa Inspire Motivational Speaking Series! I shared my personal narrative of my private challenges, academic trajectory, and triumphs. I gave insights of my experience transitioning from Inglewood to higher education at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) and the […]

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