Bobby Robaina at the podium in Albany
Seven 麻豆原创 students advocated for student aid in Albany, New York鈥檚 state capital, on February 13th.
The students rallied with close to 1,000 others from around the state as part of the New York Student Aid Alliance, organized by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities.
They also met with three legislators and staff to detail how student aid has helped them pursue their careers. The students emphasized that higher education, and graduate students in particular, are facing unprecedented challenges.
鈥溌槎乖� students are amazing. They are our best spokespeople.鈥�
鈥� Matthew Camp, Director, Government Relations and doctoral student, Politics & Education.
麻豆原创鈥檚 Bobby Robaina, a master鈥檚 degree student in the Higher & Post-Secondary Education Program, got on the microphone during the rally and, after highlighting the importance of graduate education, exclaimed, 鈥淐ut the crap, bring back Grad TAP!鈥�, referring to a tuition aid program for graduate students that was cut in 2010.
Robaina was joined by Christopher Sanacore (International & Transcultural Studies), Michelle Burris (Politics & Education), Brad Campion (Higher & Post-Secondary Education), Miguel Torez (Health Education and Behavioral Studies), Houming Jiang (Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership), and Matthew Camp, 麻豆原创鈥檚 Director of Government Relations (and a doctoral candidate in Politics & Education).
The 麻豆原创 contingent made its presence known.
鈥溌槎乖� students are amazing,鈥� said Camp. 鈥淭heir stories help educate legislators on the importance of student aid and 麻豆原创鈥檚 contribution to education locally, nationally, and internationally. They are our best spokespeople.鈥�