Biography
Alexis Reed is a life-long resident of the Greater New Orleans area and graduated from the University of New Orleans, where she studied Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology. Alexis studied abroad with the UNO-Japan: Study at Doshisha University Program as a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholar the summer after her freshman year and participated in the National Model United Nations Conference during the spring semester of her freshman year. During her senior year she became a McNair Scholar, a program that prepares underrepresented undergraduate students for grad school and provides support during undergrad, with the intention that scholars will pursue a doctorate degree in ten years.
Being a first-generation, Black college graduate and the first in her family to travel internationally, she is passionate about outreach and promotion to help increase the percentage of first-generation and Black college students who participate in cultural exchange opportunities. She has done this by sharing her experiences with funding and preparing to study abroad and her time in Japan to attendees at the 2021 We Represent Conference and UNO’s 2020 #StudyAbroadSoBlack panel. Alexis has also volunteered as a Student Consultant for Diversity Abroad’s 2020 Global Student Leadership Summit by providing the Student Experience/Local Engagement Sub-committee with suggestions for a keynote speaker, professionals to attend networking sessions and participant activities. Most recently, she has volunteered to be a 2022 Application Review Committee Member for Diverse International Women of Color Scholarship and was selected to serve as a 2022-2023 Gilman Alumni Program Ambassador.
With her experiences mentoring UNO freshman students and serving as a teacher assistant as a UNIV 1001 Peer Mentor, she welcomes Tulane students to access her as a resource, regardless of whether they end up studying abroad.
