Hnub Xiong
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Pronouns: she/her
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Doctoral Student, HE
Areas of interest
- First-generation and underrepresented students
- Promoting access, retention, and support services
- Higher education policy
M.P.A., Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2024
B.A., Legal Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022
Certificates in Asian American Studies with a HMoob Emphasis, Criminal Justice, and Public Policy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022
I am dedicated to advancing equity in higher education. As a first-generation college student and Hmong-American scholar, my personal experiences shape my research interests. My work and research interests examine the intersection of higher education, policy, and historical legacies, focusing on access, retention, and support services for underrepresented and non-traditional student populations.
I am currently the Coaching and Retention Graduate Assistant for the President's Emerging Scholars (PES) program. In this role, I design and implement initiatives aimed at retaining students while offering holistic, one-on-one coaching support to PES participants. Prior to this position, I worked as a Teaching Assistant for INTER-LS 210: Taking Career Initiative, and I served as the Programming Coordinator for both the Summer Collegiate Experience and the Peer Mentoring Program at the Center for Academic Excellence, all at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Bechard, J., Jun, M.-J., Lowe, A., Maiga, A., Vula, M., & Xiong, H. (2024). Assessing the impact of financial capabilities services for newly arrived humanitarian migrants [Research report]. La Follette School of Public Affairs. https://lafollette.wisc.edu/research/assessing-the-impact-of-financial-…