Dr. Melle Scholten

Lecturer in Political Economy

First-gen Advocacy

I am the first in my family to get a university degree, and have been active in advocacy for first-generation (graduate) students throughout my PhD at the University of Virginia. In recognition of my service to first-generation advocacy, I was a co-recipient of the Annual Honor of Excellence from HoosFirst, the official first-generation, low-income office of the University of Virginia. I continue to put the needs and visibility of first-generation and low-income students front and center in my teaching and mentorship