When you do something that no one's done before, you're setting a precedent. You're the blueprint — the start of a new legacy. And if you're setting a precedent as the first person to do or achieve ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Merelyn Chavez never owned a computer before she enrolled at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023. She grew up in Greeley, the daughter of Mexican ...

When he was still in high school, Misa Beltran-Guzman, director of first-generation programs at Bates, had a preview of many of the culture shocks experienced by first-gen college students. A ...

Labeling a college applicant “first generation” has long been a way to identify students who may need extra support navigating college life. But new research from Common App suggests that binary first ...

Florida International University has been named one of 18 champions of first-generation student success in 2025 by FirstGen Forward, a nationwide initiative by NASPA (the National Association for ...