Born Out of Struggle, and the Struggle Continues:
Using Our Programs’ Past to Inform Our Programs’
Future
ASPIRE Social Justice Committee:
Brandi Scott (Chair), Herman Shelton, and Yesenia Arreola
What are you hoping to get out of this?
Take a moment to reflect
History of Federal TRIO Programs
What year did TRIO form and which program was implemented
first?
Which Act includes the federal guidelines for all TRIO
programs?
History of Federal TRIO Programs
What historical events were
occurring during the time
TRIO formed?
How many TRIO programs are
there and name them?
What year was the most
recent TRIO program
competition added?
Situating TRIO in Social
Justice Movements
Framing the reciprocal
relationship of Social
Movements and Public Policy
Legislation & Social Movements
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Immigration and Nationality
Act of 1965
Higher Education Act of 1965
Equal Pay Act of 1963
U.S. Labor law proposed as an
amendment to the Fair Labor
Standards Act and intended to curb
differential pay based on sex.
Eleanor Roosevelt, members of the
Commission on the Status of Women,
and members from the American
Association of University Women
with President Kennedy.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
U.S. Civil Rights and Labor Law
outlawing discrimination based on
the grounds of race, color,
religion, sex, or national origin.
Other provisions protected against
voter disenfranchisement and
segregation.
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee formed in 1960 after a
student meeting at Shaw University.
SNCC played a major role in
organizing sit-ins, Freedom Rides,
and the March on Washington in
1963.
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Abolished the quota system
established by the Emergency Quota
Act of 1921.
Expanded immigration privileges to
groups beyond Europeans and
Canadians.
Openly placed restrictions on
homosexuals.
The Birth of TRiO
The Educational Opportunity
Act of 1964
The Higher Education Act of 1965
The Intersection of Identity & Politics...
“One cannot expect positive results
from an educational or political
action program which fails to
respect the particular view of the
world held by the people. Such a
program constitutes cultural
invasion, good intentions
notwithstanding.”
-Paulo Friere
Individual Reflection
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Who are you?
- Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Education, Religion/Spirituality, Sexual Orientation,
Socio-economic Status, Nationality, Political Affiliation, Marital/relationship
status, Immigration status, Language, Career, Family, Cultural Heritage, Beliefs,
Values, etc.
- How do aspects of your identity intersect with historical or current
social movements?
Small Group Discussion
In small groups reflect first on your own personal identity.
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Briefly discuss your experience with self-reflection (challenge by choice)
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How do our student’s identities intersect with current political and
social movements?
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How do these realities inform the work that you do with your TRIO
students? Programs? Institutionally? (what does this look like)
Large Group Discussion
Recap
Now what? How will this session inform your programs future?