Former KIPP principal backs first-gen college students
Andy Bobowski, co-founder of Backrs, leades new protégées at the Purpose Workshop, an orientation for the support app. (courtesy Backrs)
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David Waters is Distinguished Journalist in Residence and assistant director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
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A new app, called backrs, started a year ago to connect under-resourced students to scholarships, internships, business connections and information — as well as a seed investment and monthly contributions.
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