<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/westmont-news/westmont-launches-program-aid-underserved-students-0.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>09/28/2005</pubDate><title>Westmont Launches Program to Aid Underserved Students</title><excerpt>Thanks to a $50,000 matching grant, the Institute for the Liberal Arts at Westmont will reach out to underserved students this fall through an innovative Liberal Arts Ambassadors program. The collaborative project between Westmont and the University of La Verne involves college students from underserved groups engaging with prospective students in junior high and high schools. Students who attend liberal arts colleges are more likely to graduate than those who enroll at public universities, but underserved students often don't consider liberal arts schools when choosing a college because they are unaware of the option.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            
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