The Rural College Student Experience

"Only 57 percent of community colleges have [public ]transit stops within walking distance to campus." -  Abigail Seldin, CEO, Seldin-Haring Smith Foundation .  On Episode 4 of the Rural College Student Experience, we're discussing the basic needs of rural students and how colleges and universities often lack resources and amenities that address the needs of this population.  Dr. Ma...

"You can't be it if you can't see it," says Jenay Willis, a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh and co-host of Episode 3 of RCSE, "Black Students from Rural Spaces." In this episode, host Matt Newlin talks with Jenay about her identity as a Black woman who grew up in a rural community and her passion for being a role model for other Black students pursu...

The Rural College Student Experience is back! In Episode 2,  host Dr. Matt Newlin is joined by co-host Clayton Land to discuss social class issues for rural students in college. Clayton is a senior at Yale University pursuing a double major in Global Affairs and History. Clayton is from a small town in central Kentucky called Lawrenceburg and is one of the first people from his community to attend...

In our first episode of the Rural College Student Experience, host Dr. Matt Newlin is joined by co-host Karolin Miranda, a junior at the University of South Carolina Upstate who is on the pre-med track. Karolin grew up in a rural community in Greenville, South Carolina and is the first person in her family to attend college (a "first-generation college student"). Karolin discusses her ex...