OLIVIA

“I am here because of those spaces.”

Olivia discusses her experience at Iowa State, emphasizing the acceptance she found for her intersectional identities as a first-generation Mexican-American Jew through the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Sloss House, and the George Washington Carver scholarship program. She critiques the university's culture, expressing its lack of authentic support for multicultural students and highlighting the negative effects of name changes on scholarships meant for these students.