Looking for two Federal Work-Study Students

Do you have Federal Work Study, but have not found a campus job yet? If not, working at the University’s Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education, helping low-income students reach their potential may be the place for you!

The Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education (the “Institute” or MIMAUE) is a unit in the University’s College of Education that works to increase academic achievement for minority students. We are seeking two Federal Work Study students who are interested in providing programmatic and administrative support for our mission as denoted below:

Mission

The Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education is an academic association, an action-oriented collaborative, and an educational center. Its central goals are the improvement of minority achievement, the elimination of the achievement gap, and the improvement and reform of urban education. The Institute has proudly worked in partnership with local school districts, such as Prince George’s County and Baltimore City, as well as, other school districts around the state and across the country to construct mutually productive efforts to help solve problems and meet urban education challenges for minority students. It involves local schools and school systems, post-secondary institutional partners, state and national organizations, and others whose interest and expertise may serve the mission of the Institute and its members.

If you are student who has administrative experience and would be interested in helping underrepresented minority students reach their academic potential, please contact Tamika Montgomery-Smith at tmont@umd.edu or (301) 405-6264.