As we approach the end of the fall semester and the close of another year (hello, 2025), it's always a good time to stop and...
A Lifetime Goal To Become A Doctor Begins With the Pre-Med Opportunity Program
23-year-old Regina Kangela, who wants to be a surgeon, is a member of the inaugural Pre-Medical Opportunity Program class. In Africa, when Kangela was younger,...
Breaking Down the Wealth Barrier in Medical Schools with the Pre-Med Opportunity Program
Across the nation’s medical schools, roughly two-thirds of medical students come from families within the top two quintiles of family income ($74,840 to $225,251). To...
Non-Traditional Students Prove It’s Never Too Late to Learn
"I tried college at 18 and I tried again in my 20's," lamented David Mejias, a 35-year-old father of two who credits the Educational Opportunity...
Free Laptops Provide a Lifeline to Distance Learning for Incoming SUNY EOP Freshmen
Thanks to the efforts of the SUNY Impact Foundation and a generous donor, the incoming class of Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) first-year students will have...