Advocates Amplified Spotlight #5: Student Parents Belong on College Campuses. So Do Their Children.

Over 3 million student parents across the nation are pursuing higher education to secure brighter futures for their families, including Alliance member Krystle Pale. Published today in the Hechinger Report, her new op-ed illustrates what it takes to navigate a higher education system that wasn’t designed for students like her.

In the final installment of Advocates Amplified: Centering Student Parent and Ally Voices to Shape the Future, Krystle shares how she successfully advocated to walk the stage at graduation with her children, changing university policy for the student parents who follow. Her story highlights the importance of family-serving institutional policies and the power of collective action to advance multigenerational success.