“There are certain moments in our lives,” writes Tough, such as ”enrolling in college, that are so deeply disorienting that they scramble our personal narrative– the story we tell ourselves about who we are.” These disorienting episodes, however, can become opportunities for a change in framing that solidify students in their new realities.

Four Indigenous Davis New Mexico Scholars are profiled in UP’s student newspaper, The Beacon.

Meet Mary– she's a Springer High School senior, an incoming Davis New Mexico Scholar, and a member of the inaugural ROCA NM cohort. Learn more about her experience and how we're working to serve rural communities in New Mexico.

First generation college graduates are coming back to work in their hometown of Santa Fe. Why? They want to pay it forward for others in their community - and encourage students with similar backgrounds to achieve the same.

Director Sam Ritter is featured in Prism's article about eliminating standardized testing.

So often, success is conflated with the ability to assimilate to a new culture, but with the Davis New Mexico Scholarship— and with culturally responsive practices in general— students are able to remain authentically themselves and still succeed.

A scholarship is not just a prize for a job well done; rather, it is a resource that empowers students to attend college and ultimately make meaningful change in themselves and their communities.