Scholarship America
Arien B. Telles, PhD, serves as the Director of Product Management at Scholarship America, where oversight of product life cycles for scholarship and emergency grant products enables the annual awarding of $303 million in funding to 100,000 students. Telles has a robust background in higher education, having previously worked at the University of Minnesota in various capacities including Lead Trainer for the THRIVE project, where training sessions were developed for graduate students, and multiple roles as a research assistant, focusing on qualitative studies and data analysis. Telles has contributed to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at St. Olaf College, facilitating workshops and reviewing policies for equity. Telles holds a PhD in Higher Education and has degrees in Educational Policy & Administration and Sociology, all from the University of Minnesota.
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Scholarship America
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Scholarship America believes that every student deserves an opportunity to go to college, regardless of their financial status. As the nation’s largest private education support organization, having distributed over $4.5 billion to more than 2.8 million students, we have worked directly with students, parents, donors, colleges, businesses and communities to empower people to achieve their educational goals, helping to improve lives and create economic prosperity for both individuals and society. We are professionals, dedicated to helping students follow their dreams and complete their degree programs through renewable, consistent support programs. We are experts in higher education, having worked with parents, students and all types of providers for 60 years. And we are passionate advocates for broader policies and solutions that will improve college access, affordability and completion for all students — especially those who need help and support the most. Scholarship America is proud to be recognized as a National Standard Top Workplace by Energage and the StarTribune. This recognition honors our commitment to our values, our open communication between employees and management and our work to innovate and operate efficiently.