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Centering First-gen Support Utilizing Strategic Planning

We aren't completely there, but it's a start!

Angelica Perez-Johnston, D.P.A. & Mikka Hunt / September 09, 2020

Understanding Persistence for First-gen Students During COVID-19

This study details how the disruption of campus life from COVID-19 is impacting first-generation students.

Cassandra R. Davis, Ph.D.; Harriet Hartman, Ph.D.; Dara Méndez, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Jason Méndez, Ph.D.; Terri Norton, Ph.D.; Julie Sexton, Ph.D.; and Milanka Turner, Ph.D. / September 08, 2020

College Choice Among First-Generation College Students

Many factors can influence the college choice. Tiffany J. Cresswell-Yeager discusses how class fits into this decision.

Inside Higher Ed / September 08, 2020

How I Built a Diverse Leadership Team at a PWI

It began with a refusal to accept excuses for why it wasn’t possible

The Chronicle of Higher Education / September 04, 2020

Preparing Black First-generation Students for Grad School Success

Emphasizing the struggle of navigating bureaucracy, the authors discuss the challenge of preparing for grad school as Black first-gen students.

Antoinette Newsome, M.A. & Kurt Turnier, M.S. / September 02, 2020

Bruin Brains–Meaningful Mentorship

Faculty and staff join forces to support first-generation community college students through undergraduate research mentorship.

Tanasia Valdez, M.Ed. / September 02, 2020

Reflecting on our First-generation Culture on Campus

The University of Nevada, Reno uses creative approaches to address the needs of first-generation students.

Maritza Machado-Williams, Ph.D. / September 02, 2020

Madison College Advances First-generation Student Success

Madison College builds their first-gen success story!

Janine Wilson, M.Ed. / September 02, 2020

Is Lecturing Racist?

For colleges to achieve antiracism, equity and inclusion, one of the most effective actions will be for professors to stop talking so much.

Inside Higher Ed / September 02, 2020

Economic Tracker: Supporting the Recovery from COVID-19

The Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker is an interactive graphic that allows one to assess COVID-19's impact on workers while filtering by state, income, and industry.

Opportunity Insights / September 01, 2020

Center Newsletter 9.1.20

In this edition: CatalystFIRST; 2020 #CelebrateFirstGen; First Scholars Elevate Potential; Upcoming Virtual Event

FirstGen Forward / September 01, 2020

Counseling first-generation students about college

What particular needs do first-generation students have and how can you best guide them?

College Board / September 01, 2020

Supporting and Building First-gen Community in the Time of COVID-19

The fall semester is an exciting time of year, but this year brings new challenges. As first-gen students and professionals, we're making it work.

Caroline DeLeon, M.Ed. / August 26, 2020

First-gen at Carleton College: Where We Are, Where We’re Going

A college's journey in increasing support and resources for first-generation students

Sindy L. Fleming, Ed.D.; Trey Williams, M.A.; & Hanah Diebold, M.S. / August 26, 2020

The Many Forms of Postsecondary Inequity

New federal data highlight differences in educational outcomes across many individual variables.

Inside Higher Ed / August 25, 2020

Going Remote Makes it Harder to Reach First-gen Students

Getting to college was hard enough–then the pandemic upended their support system.

The Verge / August 19, 2020

Center Newsletter 8.19.20

In this edition: Journal of First-generation Student Success; NASPA Excellence Awards; First Scholars; Upcoming Center Online Learning

FirstGen Forward / August 19, 2020

Making the Unwritten Rules of College Legible

Going from high school to college is as radical a change as going from Kansas City to Kathmandu.

Medium / August 14, 2020