Rev. Dr. Michael A. Hunt
TRIO staff as role models, scholars, and advocates
We are proud products of the communities we serve and of programs like TRIO. Drs. Hunt and Davis, both first-generation college graduates and Baltimore natives, are alumni of the UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars Program. Dr. Hunt directs the McNair Scholars Program, which he participated in as an undergraduate at UMBC. Dr. Davis founded and leads AOP. Dr. Jangha serves as director of Pipeline Programs which includes leading the Upward Bound Math-Science Program.
Dr. Corris P.A. Davis
While we each earned STEM undergraduate degrees, we took different paths to obtain our Ph.D.s. Still, each of us was propelled by early access to academic support programs and the belief that higher education can and should be an engine for justice and transformation. That belief is at the core of TRIO, and continues to guide our work.
Staff in TRIO and other student support programs are not just support systems; we are visible models of possibility and experts on student success, embodying our mission of access through our achievements. Our doctorates symbolize what is achievable for low-income, first-generation, and historically marginalized professionals.
Our research: centering equity and access
Our research is firmly rooted in practice. It reflects what we have observed, experienced, and advocated for in our programs and in the lives of the students we serve.
