Redefining Tenacity: Ashley Kern ’15 ’17 Shares Her Journey


by Rick White, University Marketing and Communications

Ashley Kern ’15 ’17 (Mathematics BS, Data Science MS) came to Michigan Tech as one of the University’s first Leading Scholars. She graduated with the first master’s degree in data science awarded by Tech. But in between, a series of unexpected health problems nearly derailed her education. Now, she’s using what she has learned to help set others up for college success.

Read about Ashley’s journey in the 2023 Michigan Tech Magazine.