Carol Torres

Carol Torres is the Assistant Director for the First in the Forest program in the Wake Scholars Office. Her role allows her to work with campus partners to provide resources, access and opportunities to first generation students at Wake Forest! Carol is a double alumna of UNC Greensboro (’17 and ’22). As an undergraduate, she double majored in English and Communication Studies. Most recently she earned her master’s in education degree. Her work has always been focused around advocacy for minoritized individuals. She previously worked at an attorney’s office as a legal assistant and for the Los Angeles Unified School District, where she worked in a college access program. It was through the work for LAUSD that Carol decided she wanted to focus on making higher education accessible and equitable for minoritized students.