Tory Eagles

Background

About Tory Eagles

Tory Eagles is an advocate for increasing access to higher education, particularly in the case of underrepresented populations. She currently works with incarcerated students at Pelican Bay State Prison as the coordinator for an in-person college program offered by College of the Redwoods. Using a community-building framework to work within, she is inspired by the Scholars and their ability to utilize higher education as an opportunity to help prepare themselves to fulfill roles as leaders and contributors within their communities. Professionally, she emphasizes the importance of ensuring environments that support all learners through cultivating creativity, promoting cultural diversity, and exploring personal individuality using a strengths-based perspective. She believes that the educational experience has the potential to enhance the lives of all learners in ways that contribute to the overall psychological and social health of society.