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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.

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Wake Forest Launches First-Gen Early-Action Option
FEATURE | August 07, 2023

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Press Release - Tennessee community college system joins First Scholars Network
Tennessee Board of Regents’ community colleges joins the First Scholars Network
FEATURE | September 12, 2023

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Calvin University students celebrating fall on campus
Solidarity in Story-Sharing

Story-sharing brings connection for first-generation students, faculty and staff.

Laura Rodeheaver-Van Gelder & Hannah Brenton / November 03, 2023
UH Manoa First-Gen Forward committee members throwing shaka in campus building
Celebrating UH Mānoa’s first-generation college students

At the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the number of first-generation students is estimated to be higher than the national average.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa / November 02, 2023
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First-Generation Student Success celebrates campus achievements

Weeklong activities honor first-generation students’ contributions to their communities and mark progress in removing barriers to their success.

Virginia Tech / November 01, 2023
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First-Gen Students Find Support, Belonging at St. Thomas

St. Thomas has worked intensely to advance outcomes for first-gen students, earning the First-gen Forward designation through the Center.

University of St. Thomas / November 01, 2023
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5 Keys Toward becoming a First-Generation Minded Institution

Where should institutions begin when considering first-generation college students?

Kyle Macon / November 01, 2023
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Launching a First-generation Campaign

We’re already focused on serving our first-generation students. Now how do we make what we are doing unified, cohesive, and visible?

Marlowe Daly-Galeano & Traci Birdsell / November 01, 2023
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On Campus Podcast – First Generation Students in Higher Ed

This episode explores the remarkable experiences of first-generation college students in the United States.

CITI Program / October 31, 2023
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student poses below Student and Academic Services Building Sign Outside
First-gen students feel uninformed despite First-gen Forward status

“I know resources are here. I think they should just be more out there and be given as soon as students get here."

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / October 26, 2023
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First-generation law students saddled with higher debt, lower scores

The Law School Survey of Student Engagement released its first-ever in-depth examination of first-generation students.

Reuters / October 25, 2023
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First-Generation College Celebration honors first-gen students, alumni

On November 8, 2023, the Council for Opportunity in Education and the Center will lead the national efforts for the seventh annual First-Generation College Celebration.

The Center / October 24, 2023
Adams State University student picture on the football field
A First-Generation Starter

Following the Breadcrumbs...

Ryan Gonzales / October 24, 2023
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Into the Unknown - Survey Style

To build out Berklee’s first-generation program further, we knew that diving into the unknown—by gathering our first survey data designed for our institution’s unique traits—would help us to build a strong program rooted in meeting the students where they are and ensure they “mattered” on our campus.

Alyssa Hensel and Kera Perron / October 23, 2023
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First-generation College Student Shares Her Inspiring Journey

Being a first-generation student has given Yolanda the knowledge that her accomplishment will benefit those who are similar to her.

Cristina Zapata, Meagan Jarmuz / October 23, 2023
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Faculty and staff strive to enhance first-gen student experiences

UNL works to improve first-generation student success and degree completion in support of the campus’s First Scholar Institution designation.

University of Nebraska—Lincoln / October 18, 2023
Avila University First-generation Students and Faculty
Top 10 Ways Universities Can Help First-generation College Students Succeed

Avila University shares their “Top 10” list on how to better serve first-generation college students.

Paige Illum, Alexandra Leugoud, & Sara Kline / October 17, 2023
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Campus Engagement Tip: Involving First-Gen Families

Inside Higher Ed / October 13, 2023
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A Commitment to Success of First-generation College Students

UTA named one of 76 new members of the First Scholars Network

The University of Texas at Arlington / October 12, 2023
Ramapo College of New Jersey Legacies Pinning Ceremony
Legacies in the Making

Ramapo College of New Jersey hosts inaugural Legacies in the Making summer pre-college program to welcome incoming cohort of first-year, first-generation students.

Uma Mahalingam, Nicole Videla / October 12, 2023