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Find the latest from the Center, learn new and innovative approaches from colleagues, and engage with current mainstream media conversations on first-generation student success. In addition to the filters below, please utilize the “search” bar in the top, right corner to search by keyword, author name, or publication title.

FirstGen Forward announces new class of Network Members
FEATURE | August 01, 2024

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Inaugural First-Generation College Student Celebration

“I never thought it could start with me.”

Angela Watts Ph.D. / January 31, 2023
Group of faculty at luncheon hosted by Wofford College
It Takes A Village

Institutions in Spartanburg, SC come together for an opportunity to connect and seek additional opportunities to support first-gen students in the area.

James Stukes / January 25, 2023
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First-generation Support at Indiana State University

Be Great. Be First.

Michele Soliz / January 25, 2023
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Center Newsletter 1.24.23

In this edition: Free Fact Sheets; JFGSS Deadline; #FGSS23 Call for Programs; Drop-in Q&A; #NASPA23 First-gen Pre-con

FirstGen Forward / January 24, 2023
Group of first-gen faculty and students at The University of Texas Permian Basin
We ask because we CARE

Do you think that asking too many questions to a first-generation student might cause them to panic?

Diana Ortiz, Yaminah Miranda, Amber Lucero / January 18, 2023
Two staff members standing with the school mascot
First-gen Stories

“Sigue adelante." Keep getting ahead.

Dr. Carmen Veloria / January 18, 2023
Serving First Generation Students in Higher Education

Dr. Tomás D. Morales discusses the challenges facing first-gen students and offers insights on how institutions can make a difference for them.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education / January 18, 2023
High school counselors cut
PowerSchool Survey Reveals the Need to Engage First-gen Students

Research found first-gen students were more likely to enroll in a two-year college or start work directly after high school

PowerSchool / January 18, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
Two students holding carved pumpkins
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