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Rising Scholars Turns Hope into Progress

December 9, 2025 | By Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs

Offering more than academic support, Rising Scholars helps justice-impacted students begin again with counseling, priority registration, financial aid guidance and tools for long-term success.

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Citrus Journey Leads to Authorship

May 1, 2025 | By Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs

A Citrus College alumna who once came to campus seeking a better future later discovered her voice as an author, researcher and storyteller of Black history.

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Transfer Equity Efforts Recognized

December 1, 2023 | By Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs

A statewide honor recognized Citrus College's work to expand opportunity, strengthen transfer pathways and support degree completion for Black and Latinx students.

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Black Scholars Leader Finds Purpose

June 6, 2023 | By Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs

As the first Black Scholars Student Ambassador, Jor'Denay Collier-Brown turned advocacy into action while helping peers find support, connection and community.

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Expo Opens Doors to HBCU Transfer

March 6, 2023 | By Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs

The Black College Expo gave Citrus College Black Scholars a closer look at HBCU transfer pathways, scholarships and admissions opportunities while reinforcing encouragement and hope.

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