Imagine arriving in a new country, navigating a new system, where the rhythms of life are replaced by the cadence of a new culture and a set of unspoken rules; carrying not only your dreams, but your accent, your history, your hopes, and your ambitions that demand clarity. Nothing is familiar, yet everything is possible. For international and first-generation students, this is not imagination; it is reality, especially for those trodding the margins of multiple identities.

2025-2026 State Chair Em Hodge shares her 3 takeaways from the 2025 Fall Campus Visits at the 7 Minnesota State Universities

Meet our 2025-2026 State Chair: Em Hodge! Em is a graduate student at the Minnesota State University - Mankato, and worked with Students United as the Public Policy Fellow in the Community Leader Fellowship program. Click here to read more about Em!