In today’s episode, we will be discussing going back to campus and ways to be successful this upcoming semester with student success specialist, Haro Wade. He’s currently a student success advisor for the Office of Minority Student Affairs and a Ph.D. candidate in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He works directly with first-generation underrepresented college students and loves serving as a resource to students during their academic journey. His research is grounded in the qualitative method where he looks at the experiences of students and administrators involved in the TRIO Upward Bound program.

Intros->0:07

Steps on navigating the university->2:15

Balancing building community and academics->4:56

The humbling and bounce back in academia->8:50

Building your class schedule->13:07

Avoiding Isolation and asking for help->17:00

Preparing for graduate school->20:20

Advice you wish you would’ve known->24:13

Roses->26:33