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Elijah Awada (Writer)
Eli Awada is a fourth-year journalism student at the University of Minnesota with a passion for community-based reporting. While he has produced work within a variety of beats, he tends to gravitate toward stories involving arts and culture. Along with his work as a student journalist, he is an on-air DJ at Radio K, a freelance talent booker and a keyboardist performing in a few local bands.
Elijah’s Stories
UMN’s “First Gen Proud” campaign hopes to expand efforts beyond First Gen Week
The campaign has raised visibility of the first-gen community on campus, but more is needed, university officials and students say.
By Elijah Awada
Reclaiming the Ojibwe language at the University of Minnesota
First-generation Indigenous graduate student Mskwaankwad Rice is working to preserve his endangered ancestral language.
By Elijah Awada
Peer connection plays critical role for first-gen students at UMN
Meaningful peer relationships shape the experiences of first-generation students navigating university life.
By Amirah Razman, John Henry Sullivan, Gabrielle Erenstein and Elijah Awada