{"id":6461,"date":"2026-02-19T09:23:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=6461"},"modified":"2026-02-19T09:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:23:31","slug":"matoaka-kipp","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/profile\/matoaka-kipp\/","title":{"rendered":"Matoaka Kipp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>My work in higher education has been centered around better supporting students in connecting with basic needs resources. Naturally, first-gen students are often the most creative and resourceful at finding and fostering communities of support. Being a partner in creating those pathways and ensuring that they are as accessible as possible is something I feel deeply invested in. Asking for support is often the hardest action item we have to do and I am grateful to normalize leaning on supports, especially when they are in place to create a more equitable campus experience and world.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gender Identity and Pronouns: <span>She\/they<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Race, Ethnicity, and\/or Nationality: White, Arab<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Hometown: <span>Baltimore, MD<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Languages Spoken: English<\/li>\n<li>Business\/Industry of Interest: Social Science<\/li>\n<li>Personal Facts\/ Hobbies\/ Interests: <span>I love to rock climb, collage or make art, and drink lots of tea. My favorite way to spend the weekend is gathering the ingredients for a great recipe and enjoying it with neighbored, roommates\/family.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":24985,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/6461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/6461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6462,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/6461\/revisions\/6462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/newbury-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}