The Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of Latinas Excelling at Doctoral Degrees (L.E.A.D.D.), a program intended to equip and empower undergraduate Latina students, strengthen their confidence, validate their research interests, create community, and share resources to combat cultural and academic isolation of Latinas and women of color, before attending graduate school.