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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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FirstGen Forward announces inaugural class of Network Champion Institutions
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I’m A First: What does that mean at a small elite liberal arts college?

Programs, events, and initiatives–how a small liberal arts STEM institution works toward building awareness and developing practices that support their first-generation student population.

Arianna Figueroa, M.A. & Shayla Bezjak-Martinez / January 26, 2022
Center Newsletter 1.25.22

In this edition: #FGSS22 Deadlines; Center Online Learning; Journal Priority Deadline; Power & Place Symposium; HBCU Webinar Series; NextGenPop

FirstGen Forward / January 25, 2022
Meet a first-generation college grad with $250,000 in student debt

When Juan Antonio Sorto moved to America at age six, he began learning that education was the path to the American Dream; now, he's buried in debt.

Business Insider / January 23, 2022
Merger Yields a New College and Student Supports

Boston College and Pine Manor College will create a new two-year college and an enrichment program focused on low-income, underrepresented students.

Inside Higher Ed / January 20, 2022
George Mason University's Approach to First-gen Student Success

Mason provides college-bound and current first-gen students with access to higher education through proactive education, intentional programming, and dedicated support.

Lex Lewis-Semien, M.Ed.; Khaseem Davis, M.Ed.; & Nakia Waters, M.A. / January 19, 2022
Key to Student Success: Creating a Culture of First-gen Support

Nicole Battaglia provides examples of past, present, and future program ideas to create a culture of support for first-generation students to ensure their success.

Nicole Battaglia, M.Ed. / January 19, 2022
Center for First-generation Student Success awarded $548k grant to aid higher education institutions’ data sharing and analysis

The Center will provide better data, analysis, and metrics available to its First Scholars Network® colleges and universities with the support of a $548,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

FirstGen Forward / January 13, 2022
Supporting First-gen Undergrad, Grad, and Professional Students

The Newbury Center at Boston University celebrates and supports the holistic development of first-generation undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.

Maria Dykema Erb, M.Ed. & Selena Hernandez / January 12, 2022
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Center Newsletter 1.11.22

In this edition: #FGSS22 CFP; Journal Deadlines; #AdvocateFirstgen; First-gen Professionals Book; Annotated Bibliography; NCCCS First-generation Symposium

FirstGen Forward / January 11, 2022
How Does Your Company Support “First-Generation Professionals?"

Authors share what they learned from a study of FGPs and what company leaders can do to support them.

Harvard Business Review / January 07, 2022
Book: First-generation Professionals in Higher Education: Strategies for the World of Work
First-generation Professionals in Higher Education: Strategies for the World of Work

The Center releases a new book that investigates the complexities related to the transition from college or professional school to the work world of higher education, as well as the advancement from mid- to senior-level leadership, and how first-generation professionals navigate these transitions.

FirstGen Forward / January 06, 2022
How to Help Students to Be the First in Their Families to Attend College

Alma Lopez offers advice on to best serve prospective first-gen students' needs during the pandemic.

Education Week / January 06, 2022
The Center Equips Schools with Tools to Ensure Student Loan ROI

The Center produces research and advocates for legislation that enables institutions to support first-gen students as they achieve their academic dreams.

badcredit.org / January 04, 2022
How one private university is leveling tuition to attract first-gen students

Bentley University's new program offers an affordable path for those who may view the institution as out of reach.

University Business / December 21, 2021
Center Newsletter 12.21.21 (Holiday)

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

FirstGen Forward / December 21, 2021
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Capturing the Essence of Mentorship from First-gen Faculty and Staff

A strategy for sharing community insights on mentorship with our first-generation students.

Wilma Crespo, Adam Ortiz, and Sasha Smith / December 15, 2021
First-gen Student Belonging at St. Thomas

St. Thomas strives to work intentionally to ensure our first-generation student programs support community, academic, and social belonging.

Linda Baughman & Marlon Blake, Ed.D. / December 08, 2021
Centering Student Experiences in the Midst of a Transition

Wellesley College is excited to bring resources and efforts toward supporting first-generation college students under one vision in the new Office of Student Success.

Ines Maturana Sendoya, Ed.D. / December 08, 2021