<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/studentservices/studentequity/articles/citrusview-risingscholars.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>12/09/2025</pubDate><title>Rising Scholars Turns Hope into Progress</title><author>Strategic Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs</author><image><img src="/studentservices/studentequity/articles/images/citrusview-risingscholars25.jpg" alt="rising scholars students stand together on a campus walkway near large outdoor letters under a blue sky"/></image><caption>Rising Scholars is a support program at Citrus College that helps students who have experienced the justice system.</caption><thumbnail/><display/><description>Offering more than academic support, Rising Scholars helps justice-impacted students begin again with counseling, priority registration, financial aid guidance and tools for long-term success.</description><tags><tag>student equity</tag><tag>student services</tag></tags></item>