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Ready to Change the World: Nickoll Santos Garcia

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Meet Nickoll Santos Garcia, a 2025 graduate from the College of Education. Nickoll’s dedication to exploring and changing the world led to her becoming a Gilman, Impact and Rapoport Scholar and receiving the Michael Mizell Mankins Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Education.

From immersing herself in internship and volunteer experiences to studying abroad, Nickoll took her experience on the Forty Acres by the horns.

“When you’re here at UT, life is just so vibrant that you have to take advantage of every single moment of it,” Nickoll said.

Watch Nickoll’s full interview to learn more about her journey.