First-generation students make up about one-third of college applicants, according to 2024 data from the Common App, but only 24 percent of first-generation college students graduate with a bachelor’s ...

March 31 was National Indigenous Languages Day, a day where the Manitoba government marked a major milestone in Indigenous ...

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 ...

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 ...

About one-third of the more than 19,000 undergraduates at UB are the first in their family to attend college. This percentage has grown steadily over the past decade. These students come from every ...

First To Go hosted events at First-Generation Awareness Week last week on campus. A first-generation student’s parents or guardians do not have a four-year bachelor’s degree from a United States ...

November 8 marked National First-Generation College Student Day, a day that commemorates the Higher Education Act of 1965, which opened doors to higher education for first-generation and low-income ...

First Generation students, congratulations on all your accomplishments so far in becoming a student of Santa Clara University! Now, let us encourage and explore your interest in a global program ...

We’ve heard the story before: the first-generation college student who beats the odds, navigates campus life without a roadmap, and earns a degree for their family, their community and themselves.

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