CLS PhD student wins King-Chávez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship

April 10, 2023

Rosaura Dominguez-Rebollar, a Dual Major PhD student in Chicano/Latino Studies and Psychology, has been awarded the King-Chávez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship from the state of Michigan.

Established by the Michigan Legislature in 1986 and named in honor American civil rights activists Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), César Chávez (1927-1993), and Rosa Parks (1913-2005), the King-Chávez-Parks (KCP) Initiative is comprised of seven different programs.  The ultimate goal of these programs is to increase the number of Michigan’s most educationally or economically disadvantaged citizens who have the opportunity to complete college degrees and experience career success as active participants in a knowledge-based global economy. Preference is not given to applicants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Applications from minorities, women, people with disabilities, and individuals from cultural, linguistic, geographic, and socio-economic backgrounds who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the graduate student and faculty populations are encouraged to apply.

Domínguez-Rebollar received her BA and MA in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2018. Her research focuses on advocating for and strengthening Latinx student supports in community colleges.

CLS Dual Major PhD student Jasmin Patron-Vargas (CLS and Instruction and Teacher Education) was awarded a King-Chávez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship for the Spring 2022 Semester.