The path through higher education looks different for many students. The University of Northern Iowa has implemented incentives to reach low-income, first-generation and non-traditional students to help them earn a degree and provide support along the way. UNI President Mark Nook and Nickole Dillard, the director of TRIO programs at the Center for Urban Education (UNI-CUE) join Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe to talk about resources available to students.
Later in the hour, writer Benjamin Percy shares how his daughter’s search for female representation in coming-of-age movies inspired his screenplay of the James Ponsoldt-directed film Summering, which features four girls on the brink of middle school and realize their lives are about to change forever.
Guests:
- Mark Nook, University of Northern Iowa president
- Nickole Dillard, director of TRIO Educational Opportunity Center
- Benjamin Percy, author and screenwriter
