Kourtney Collum
Partridge Chair in Food and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
I was a first-gen college student.
The first time I heard other faculty refer to themselves in that way I felt an enormous sense of belonging. And I’ve noticed that as staff talk about our identities (and particularly the obstacles we face/faced to getting to where we are now) some students become more comfortable talking about their own identities and the challenges they may face at COA.”