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Decoding the Academy: A Roadmap for First-generation College Students Through Graduate Education, authored by University of Minnesota—Twin Cities’ researchers Dr. Rashné Jehangir, Dr. Kelly Collins, Dr. Tai Do, and the University of Michigan’s Dr. Terra Molengraff, examines first-person accounts and vignettes from twenty-nine (29) first-generation college graduate students to analyze the current landscape of the first-generation graduate student experience and provide recommendations for change for anyone seeking to improve support for these students.

Suggested citation: Jehangir, R., Molengraff, T., Collins, K., & Do, T. (2024). Decoding the Academy: A roadmap for first-generation college students through graduate education. FirstGen Forward.

 

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Authors

Bio: Rashne Jehangir
Rashné Jehangir, Ph.D.

Professor of Higher Education and Assistant Dean of Education Opportunity Program; Robert H. Beck Chair of Ideas, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities

Terra Molengraff, Ph.D.

Editorial Assistant; Assistant Director of First Generation Initiatives, University of Michigan

BIO: Kelly Collins
Kelly Collins, Ph.D.

Director of Education, Office for Equity and Diversity, University of Minnesota

BIO: Tai Do
Tai Do, Ph.D.

Graduate Research Assistant, First-Generation Institute, University of Minnesota

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