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Practitioners SSHE (Original)
Center Newsletter 5.19.20

In this edition: Virtual SSHE; Center is Hiring; 2020 First-Generation College Celebration; Letter to Congressional Leaders

FirstGen Forward / May 19, 2020
MFOS Graduates
MFOS lead the way across a virtual stage

UF acknolwedges the 176 MFOS Spring Graduates in a virtual graduation!

Leslie H. Pendleton Ph.D. / May 18, 2020
Rethinking college during COVID-19? You risk not graduating.

For first-gen, low-income students, taking a semester or a year off – to work or to wait for a more stable outlook – could mean never graduating.

USA Today / May 17, 2020
Recognizing First-gen Graduates

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln finds a way to celebrate commencement amid crisis.

Ashlee Kocina Young M.Ed. / May 14, 2020
Tribal Institutions Put Native Students First During COVID-19

“We know our families, we know our communities, and how we’ve survived."

Teen Vogue / May 14, 2020
students walking outdoors
UM scholarship program for first-gen students expanding

A scholarship program founded at the University of Michigan to improve the experiences of first-gen students is expanding to five US institutions.

M Live / May 12, 2020
Supporting Students from High School to College During COVID-19

Schools and districts have a role to play in creating the structured supports needed for students to persist on the path to college.

The Education Trust / May 11, 2020
UCSD to Recognize Graduating First Generation College Students

To celebrate first-gen grads, UC San Diego’s Triton Firsts initiative has created a virtual space to recognize these individuals.

UCSD Guardian / May 10, 2020
First-Generation College Celebration Main 2022
COE, Center Announce 4th Annual First-Generation College Celebration

1965 Act made way for low-income, first-generation students to break chain of poverty, become first in their families to earn college degree

FirstGen Forward / May 08, 2020
Fighting for their dreams, 1st-gen students face 'huge challenge'

A job market in freefall has compounded disappointment over delayed commencement.

ABC News / May 07, 2020
Student studying
COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects Underserved Students

COVID-19's compounding effects threaten to ensure that students who were already behind will fall even farther behind.

ACT / May 05, 2020
First-Generation College Celebration Main 2022
Center Newsletter 5.5.2020

In this edition: 2020 First-Generation College Celebration; Virtual Event Recap; FREE Center Resources

FirstGen Forward / May 05, 2020
Bursting the College Bubble

Universities have long prided themselves on bridging the differences between students. Today, COVID-19 has instead highlighted hidden inequalities.

The New York Times / May 05, 2020
3 Ways Colleges Can Help First-Gen Students Hit Hard by COVID-19

If challenges are not addressed, many first-generation, low-income students may not see through their matriculation commitment in August.

The 74 / May 04, 2020
A Campus-Wide Approach to Supporting First-generation VOLs at UT

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville implements a campus-wide approach to support first-generation scholars.

Talisha L. Adams Ed.D. / May 01, 2020
“May I buy you a cup of coffee?”

The University of Portland makes the Pacific Northwest’s coffee culture the foundation of institutional efforts to support first-gen students.

Matt Daily M.Ed. / May 01, 2020
First-gen graduates see their perspectives as strengths

As first-gen graduates are being hired and empowered at more companies, their communal strength and tendency to help one another is hugely valuable.

Bloomberg / April 30, 2020
UF celebrating first-generation graduates Wednesday night

Online celebration tonight, commencement in a few months.

Florida Politics / April 29, 2020