Academic Affairs to host best-selling author and former White House deputy director of Hispanic media for talk

Alejandra Campoverdi

The campus community will have the chance to hear from Alejandra Campoverdi, author of the awarding-winning memoir, “First Gen,” at a featured speaker event on campus. Campoverdi will discuss her memoir at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom.

A best-selling author, Campoverdi has received national acclaim for “First Gen,” including receiving the California Independent Booksellers Alliance Martin Cruz Smith Award. Her memoir was also chosen as the 2024 Opportunity Matters Book Club selection for the Council for Opportunity in Education. Campoverdi previously served as the first White House deputy director of Hispanic media for Former President Barack Obama.

The event is sponsored by the National Institute of Student Success and Academic Affairs.