A Focus on Equity in Student Aid

Katelyn Ilkani speaks with Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Laura Bray about raising scholarship funding. As Vice President for College Advancement and External Communications, Bray shares her experiences over the past year as head of fundraising. She describes MATC’s “Healthcare Heroes Fund” and how her team raises funding to support graduates who need to pay for licensure to obtain employment. The conversation focuses on how MATC is working toward ensuring equity in their scholarship awards, and Bray describes their participation in the “Moon Shot for Equity.”

Highlights include:

• How are fundraising efforts tracking toward goals of equity?
• What has the focus of fundraising been during the pandemic?
• What will it take to remove equity barriers for students?