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Dr. Foster, A2MEND President, Umoja Board Members: Jeri Marshall, Dr. Erin Charlens, Elaine Moore, Clyde Phillips, Dr. Karen McCord, Dr. Erainia Freeman, Dr. Donna Colondres, Tom deWit and holding award, Acting Executive Director, Dr. Teresa Aldredge.
UC Riverside transfer student Latasha Murray went back to school as a 33-year-old mother of four, with the hopes of ultimately going on to medical school. She’s thriving as a university student, but acknowledges that the transition from work to life as a college student wouldn’t have been possible without the friends and advisers she found through Moreno Valley College’s Umoja program.
“It’s much more than a student group — it’s a family,” Murray said.
Umoja actively serves and promotes student success for all students through a curriculum and pedagogy responsive to the legacy of the African and African American Diasporas.
