Terra Molengraff, Ph.D.

Terra Molengraff serves as the assistant director of first gen initiatives at the University of Michigan and as the editorial assistant for the NASPA Journal of First-generation Student Success. Prior to returning to Michigan, she worked as a graduate assistant at the University of Minnesota for the First-Gen Institute, a space of research and practice that aims to make colleges and universities more inclusive spaces for first-generation college students.

She earned her Ph.D. in higher education at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. Terra’s research focuses on how colleges and universities enact institutional change and establish first-gen student support centers on campus.