Supporting Parenting Students with Brandon Bishop

In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with master’s alumnus Brandon Bishop, the Advocacy and Strategy Manager at Warren Village, a non-profit organization providing affordable housing and education opportunities for single parents and their children. We discuss the incredible mission of Warren Village, how policy decisions shape access and outcomes for higher education, why childcare is crucial for parenting students, and how the DU higher education master’s program prepares its graduates for careers in policy and advocacy.  

About our guest: Brandon Bishop is an alumnus of the Higher Education Master’s program at the University of Denver. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Government from Arizona State University, where he served as the student body president. He currently serves as the Advocacy and Strategy Manager at Warren Village, a Denver non-profit organization providing affordable housing and education opportunities for single parents and their children. He previously served as a policy analyst for SHEEO, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.  

 

Some links to things we talked about:  

Warren Village 

State Higher Education Executive Officer Association (SHEEO) 

 

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