Hayden Nguyen is currently an MA student in Higher Education at the Marsal School of Education, University of Michigan. Over the past year, he has gained insight into the Career and Technical Education industry and its impact on middle and high schools through his work as a graduate research assistant. Hayden looks forward to exploring employable skills and mentorship programs that could help these students. As a low-income, first-generation student, he hopes to continue researching how to better support similar groups in his future career.