FWS is a need-based, federally funded grant program which provides employment for either undergraduate or graduate students to help with the cost of education. Students may indicate their interest in work-study by answering a question while completing the FAFSA. Eligible students may earn money to help with the cost of education while enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours.
Ethnic Studies Associate Professor Mary Roaf’s Black studies courses, which are interdisciplinary and weave her anthropological background with the study of oppression of race, class and gender, have been somewhat traditional, focusing on descendants of chattel slavery and highlighting the Civil Rights Movement.
As peer mentors in Stanislaus State’s Financial Wellness Program, Lukas Sargizian and Kathia Frias enjoy helping other students become savvy about personal finance so they can make good decisions about paying for college and develop solid money management skills.