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The University of Maine at Farmington's First-gen Celebration

From planning to questioning, thinking to doing, and gathering to listening, first-gen students are honored not as people with less but rather as people with much to offer our college community.

Marilyn Wegner, M.S.Ed. / July 09, 2020

SSS and UB Celebrate TRiO and First-gen College Students

With support from the First-Gen College Celebration Grant, we shined a brighter light on first-generation college students on NCMC’s campus than ever before!

Tocarra Williams, M.P.A. / July 09, 2020

Seniors launch podcast about the Black experience at an elite school

Topics include navigating Stanford's academic rigor, affluent classmates, and incidents of racism.

The Mercury News / July 08, 2020

Through the Eyes of a First-Generation Latino College Graduate

For Salvador Blanco, "encouragement can often go further than knowledge" when supporting first-gen, Latino students.

Medium / July 08, 2020

Seminole State Joins First Scholars to Serve First-generation Students

Seminole State has been selected for the First Scholars Network after demonstrating commitment to first-generation student success.

Seminole State College Newsroom / July 07, 2020

Committed to First-generation College Students

Furman University's First Scholars recognition affirms the work the university has embarked on to serve first-generation students.

Furman University News / July 07, 2020

Center Newsletter 7.7.20

In this edition: Save the Date for #SSHE21; Inaugural Journal of First-generation Student Success; First Scholars Cohorts 1 & 2; Upcoming Center Online Learning

FirstGen Forward / July 07, 2020

Being a First-generation Student at Nebraska

Edgar Estrada reflects upon the process by which they came to view their first-gen identity as a strength.

Medium / July 07, 2020

What We Learned in 100 Days of Life Interrupted

Four first-gen college students in Newark, NJ tell the story of the pandemic, their uprooted plans–and what they found out.

The New York Times / July 06, 2020

What Rising High School Seniors Think

Survey details opinions of a group of students who were unable to visit colleges for much of the year.

Inside Higher Ed / July 06, 2020

What Is a First-Generation College Student?

The definition of a first-gen college student remains debatable. Anne Dennon discusses who first-gen students are and how they can succeed.

Best Colleges / July 01, 2020

Will Post-COVID Higher Ed Be "Different" for “At-Risk” Students?

For Andrew Martinez, post-COVID higher education is an opportunity to reimagine the way higher education functions for often ignored students.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education / July 01, 2020

First Scholars Network Selects ATU for Inaugural Cohort

Arkansas Tech University is one of 31 institutions of higher learning that will participate in the inaugural cohort of the First Scholars Network.

Arkansas Tech News / June 24, 2020

Kansas State University Selected to the Inaugural Cohort of First Scholars® Network

Work to help first-generation students earns university national distinction.

K-State News / June 23, 2020

CCRI selected as new Second Chance Pell Experimental Site

The Community College of Rhode Island announced it is included in an initiative to provide need-based Pell grants to people in prisons.

What's Up Newp / June 23, 2020

A First-Gen College Student Talks Loan Debt and Advice

Zipporah Osei's newsletter strives to give fellow first-gen students the guidance she never received growing up.

EdSurge / June 23, 2020

College Dreams Collide with COVID-19

For aspiring first-gen students, the process of getting into college is complicated enough. Now, COVID-19 is making it even more challenging

Teach for America / June 22, 2020

Texas A&M System Creates $100M Scholarship Fund

The Texas A&M University system will create a $100 million scholarship fund to assist first-generation students impacted by the pandemic.

Inside Higher Ed / June 16, 2020