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Providing educational resources, training, and support to area high school students.
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Springing into 2026
Students are back in the Kearns Center as the start of the 2026 Spring semester gets underway. Janai Hodges ’26, Princess Aniagboso ’26 and Ruth Ajiboye ’26 stop by the Kearns Center to chat with interim Director Antonio Williams, January 29, 2026. (Photo: Alexa Olson, University of Rochester)
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McNair Program Accepting Applications for New Cohort
The application window is still open for students interested in applying to the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement program run by the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Student Success.
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Student Spotlight
First-generation students find mentors, resources, and niches at Rochester
About 20 percent of Rochester’s undergraduate student body are the first in their family to make the higher education leap.
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Message from the Director
Introducing New Kearns Center Interim Director, Dr. Antonio Williams
The David T. Kearns Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Antonio Williams, Director for Graduate Diversity, has been named Interim Director of the Kearns Center effective April 21.
Continue ReadingThe Kearns Center has 22 full-time employees who help run the federally grant funded programs that support individuals pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and professional education.
The Kearns Center supports well over 1,500 students from high school through doctorate annually, with lots of educational experiences, social and emotional support, financial resources, and connections to support their lifelong dreams.
The Kearns Center administers five federal grant funded programs that help provide educational guidance, scholarships, and support services to students who are low-income, first generation, or from historically racialized backgrounds.
