Bridges Multicultural Resource Center, campus recruitment and retention centers fight for increased funding

In recent years, the campus coalition of multicultural resource organizations, including bridges, BRRC, the Raíces Center, PASS and REACH!, has expanded to include two more groups: the Middle Eastern and North African Recruitment and Retention Center and the Mixed Student Union, according to Carolyn Nguyen, executive director of bridges.

Since including these groups, the coalition has gradually increased funding to them, and next year there will be an equal split between the organizations in the coalition. The money requested would have gone to make up for the loss of funds that has occurred by adding more groups, Nguyen said.

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