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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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Southeast Technical College first-gen student
It's Your Process, Own It

Getting to and through college looks different for every first-generation student, but finding support along the way is part of the process.

Damariz A. Castelan Simon / April 08, 2024
Chattanooga State Community College Dinner for First-gen Scholars
Chattanooga State's First-Generation Scholars Find Success

Discover the transformative impact of Chattanooga State Community College's Dinner of Firsts event, celebrating first-generation scholars' incredible journeys and raising $91,522 in scholarships to pave the way for future educational success.

Amanda Bennett, Payton Potter / April 05, 2024
Queens University of Charlotte first-gen student
Queens University of Charlotte's First-Gen Initiative

The experiences in joining faculty, staff, and students to celebrate first-generation college students at a private, comprehensive higher education institution.

Kristina Siarzynski-Ferrer / April 04, 2024
University of Central Arkansas First-gen Staff
First-Gen Students’ View of Academic Success: 3 Things to Know

Discover the top 3 revelations from groundbreaking research, as first-generation students at the University of Central Arkansas redefine what it truly means to thrive in academia.

Nadia Eslinger / April 02, 2024
Western Carolina University NM Blog paper bag lighting
Connecting with Catamounts

By serving our first-generation Catamounts during First-Gen Week, we were able to identify our role in it all: strive to keep up.

Anita Puerto / March 11, 2024
Jacksonville State University NM Blog first-gen student group
Engaging Diverse Stakeholders to Develop a Strategic Plan for First-Gen Student Success

Tackling first-generation student support programs and initiatives feels scary and intimidating. A strategic plan is helpful to approach these topics in a meaningful way.

Keaton Glass, Joshua Robinson, and Jessica Wiggins / March 11, 2024
Indiana University Kokomo first-gen student photo booth
First-Gen Success in a City of Firsts

Cohort-modeled program highlights first-gen student success in the "City of Firsts"

Kelli Keener, Leda Casey, and Andrea Halpin / March 10, 2024
Rhode Island College dancers
One Perspective in a Changing Landscape of First-Gen Work

In a changing landscape and increasingly intersectional experience of the first-gen student, Rhode Island College contends with how best to serve the population.

Pegah Rahmanian / March 09, 2024
Southern Connecticut State University mascot with students
SCSU Selected as First Scholars Network Member

SCSU Helping First-Gen Students Thrive, Matter, and Succeed!

Betsy C. Beacom / March 09, 2024
University of Oklahoma graduating student
Paragons of Today and Future: First-Generation Experience at OU

Join The University of Oklahoma as they examine the background, bravery, and resilience of first-generation individuals and how OU works to support and uplift its first-generation community.

Tyler Figueroa / March 08, 2024
University of Alabama at Birmingham first-gen logo
Telling the Story of First-generation Success

How do you use a first-generation pin to elevate the narrative of the community?

Mary Blanchard Wallace / March 07, 2024
University of Sioux Falls First-gen picnic
First-Gen Week: From One Day to One Week

Having experienced the benefits of the National First-generation College Celebration Day first-hand, I wanted to continue to grow and expand on this experience.

Diana Rivera / March 06, 2024
Cleveland State Community College Logo
Student Services Made Me The First-Generation Student I Am Today

Don’t go at it alone! Take advantage of your college's services!

Curtiss Hall, Michele Wollert, and Kim Allin / March 05, 2024
Southwest Tennessee Community College student
Empowering First-Generation Students to Reimagine Their Future

At Southwest, we believe everyone deserves an opportunity to “reimagine your future.”

Diana Fedinec, Jhona Gipson, Evelyn Moore, and Brenda Williams / February 23, 2024
Ohio Wesleyan University first-gen logo
Investing in Potential: A First-Generation Student Internship Program

How Ohio Wesleyan University’s revamped first-generation student internship program bridges the gap to career success

Thea J. Smekens / February 23, 2024
Columbia State Community College student
Preparing for our First-Generation Journey

Expectations, Exploration, and Examination: The First-Generation Journey

Ruth Holt / February 23, 2024
St. Petersburg College Photo Collage
Breaking Barriers, Igniting Success: SPC’s First to Finished Week

St. Petersburg College (SPC) spotlights first-generation success by sharing inspirational stories, celebrating resilience, and focusing on collaboration!

Amber Estlund / February 07, 2024
WT Approved for Chapter of National Honor Society for First-Gen Students

The institution learned of learned of Alpha Alpha Alpha through its involvement in First-Gen Forward.

West Texas A&M University / February 06, 2024