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Karina Villeda, a brown woman with long, dark, curly hair, smiles at the camera. She is wearing a black button up shirt and red lipstick.
Karina Villeda is a mother, student, and future lawyer. Karina grew up surrounded by diversity, and saw her community interacting with the law in many ways.
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“I’m trying to take these challenges in stride. I know that I won’t be in college forever, and I want to enjoy the good things about being a student, like being in senate and connecting with other students.”
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Henri Mingo, Sen. Oumou Verbeten, and John Runningen speaking to the Senate Higher Education committee.
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Testimony in Support of Emergency Grants for Students

The Minnesota Senate Higher Education Committee approved legislation today to expand the state emergency grant program with $15 million in funding to support students in need.
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