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Schools Look to Design to Help First-Gen Students

Campus architecture and design firms are coming up with ways, both subtle and bold, to help first-gen students succeed

Diverse Issues in Higher Education / January 13, 2023

Collage of first-generation students at the institute event

Georgia Tech Hosts Its Inaugural First-Generation College Institute

The Georgia Institute of Technology has implemented a statewide initiative that inspires first-generation and limited income students to pursue learning and career pathways in science and technology.

Charmaine E. Troy / January 11, 2023

Student hosting table at a first-gen thrive event at University of Scranton

First-Gen Fridays Feature New Faces

Small scale programming proves to still be the most effective way to engage students in educational programming.

Shannon Murphy Fennie / January 11, 2023

Center Newsletter 1.10.23

In this edition: #FGSS23 Call for Programs; Drop-in Q&A; #AdvocateFirstgen; First-gen Graduate Student Symposium

FirstGen Forward / January 10, 2023

Students sitting around a table eating dinner awaiting a keynote speaker for their celebration day event

Medical student group celebrates their unique identity

First-gen medical students, faculty, and staff from Tufts University School of Medicine gathered for an evening of community building for National First-Generation Celebration Day.

Emily Garcia; Senila Yasmin, MPH; & Benayas Begashaw / January 03, 2023

Three TRIO staff members tabling in hallway

University of Maine at Farmington's First-Gen Day Celebrations

The TRIO SSS Johnson Scholars program celebrated First-Gen Day with a variety of activities that allowed the campus community to celebrate first-gen students.

Brooke-Lynn Hinkley / December 23, 2022

Center Newsletter 12.20.22 (Holiday)

Happy Holidays from the Center for First-generation Student Success!

FirstGen Forward / December 20, 2022

CNM Hosts Event to Celebrate First-generation Students

50 percent of CNM’s students identify as first-generation, so it’s critical they feel a sense of community at all our campuses.

Alaina Africano / December 15, 2022

Creating interactive spaces for dialogue around people-pleasing

First-generation students carve pumpkins and discuss the “different faces we create for different spaces” during wellness workshop

Sherri-Chanelle Brighthaupt / December 14, 2022

Student cutting first-generation celebration cake

The First of Many: Introducing First-Generation Celebrations on the Hilltop

Building a Tradition and Spreading Awareness

Olivia Robles / December 14, 2022

Collage of students, faculty, and staff wearing blue and green

#FirstGenProud at Hillsborough Community College

HCC's First-Generation Celebration involved a variety of campus staff and services to produce a two-day interactive celebration at this multi-campus institution.

Sheila McCants / December 09, 2022