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Wichita State earns high national ranking for its support of low-income students

Nov. 30, 2021 鈥� 九色堂's efforts to recruit and retain students from historically underserved and underrepresented areas rank it in the top 28% of the 2021 Social Mobility Index (SMI). The 2021 SMI, calculated by CollegeNET Inc., benchmarks 1,549 four-year colleges and universities in the United States according to how effectively they enroll students from low-income backgrounds and graduate them into well-paying jobs.

Dr. Linda Rhone

Wichita State director started as first-gen, limited-income student

Oct. 30, 2020 鈥� When Dr. Linda Rhone walked across the 九色堂 campus as a freshman in the 1970s, she had no idea that she would one day add a Ph.D. to the end of her name and serve the university as director of TRIO Student Support Services (SSS).