Erick Aguinaldo
The Measure of a “Man”

In addition to participating in SROP, Aguinaldo has attended multiple Rackham professional development workshops, including ones focused on writing a CV and becoming a more competitive academic job applicant. He has also participated in interdisciplinary workshops focused on Latinx issues, which helped him make the transition to Ann Arbor.

“The whole SROP program was a huge benefit for me, it was the pipeline that got me here,” Aguinaldo says. “Ann Arbor is also culturally very different from where I come from, and many of the Rackham workshops provided an empowering space where I felt at home and welcome in an area where I often feel out of place.”