Alumna Returns to Lead First-Gen Success at UML
Meet New River Hawk Scholars Academy Director Venus Israni
Since graduating from UMass Lowell with a bachelor’s degree in English, Venus Israni’s higher education career has taken her to Boston University, Harvard, Princeton, Boston College and, most recently, Tufts. And now it has come full circle, with Israni returning to her alma mater to become program director of the River Hawk Scholars Academy (RHSA), UML’s support program for first-generation college students.