Kessler Scholars Program

The Kessler Scholars Program at Brown University, formerly the FLi Scholars Program (FLiSP), is a four-year cohort-based student success and community building program for undergraduates who identify with the following populations served by the U-FLi Center: undocumented, first-generation-college, and/or low-income (U-FLi).  The program, now supported by the Kessler Scholars Collaborative, builds on the successes of FLiSP to support first-generation college students throughout their entire journey at Brown university.

Nationwide Collaborative

The Kessler Scholars Program at Brown University is part of the national Kessler Scholars Collaborative along with 15 other institutions. Click here to learn more about the Kessler Scholars Collaborative and the collective impact framework.

This program has taught me to reframe my first-generation and low-income background as one I should be proud of declaring openly. It taught me that conversations about these identities should not be marked as off limits. I am now comfortable with talking about these identities that I have tried to hide away for so long.