Since July, the Graduate Memphis College Resource Center has been an important component of Leadership Academy and Memphis Talent Dividend’s joint college attainment initiative.

Located on the first floor of the Benjamin Hooks Central Library, the Center provides a working facility for prospective students who are interested in going back to school to finish their college degree.

The Center, funded through a $1.743 million grant from the Plough Foundation provides workspaces and meeting areas for adult learners to meet with a free professional advisor to get advice on everything from navigating the admissions process to applying for financial aid assistance.

To date, Graduate Memphis advisors have aided more than 230 Memphis-area prospective students.