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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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FSU CAREs about First-generation Student Success

Through multiple programs and services, FSU's CARE department provides opportunities for first-generation college students to build a legacy of educational excellence and post-graduation success.

Tadarrayl M. Starke Ed.D. / January 13, 2020
University of New Haven Partners With New Haven Promise to Offer More Scholarships

A new partnership at the University of New Haven will support first-generation, public school students attend college.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education / January 07, 2020
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How community colleges are supporting low-income black, Latino students

Community colleges are positioned to help students through programs that are usually not readily available to them at four-year institutions.

Chicago Daily Herald / January 07, 2020
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A ‘wildly intrusive’ way to help older college students get their degrees

An experiment at John Jay College to get seniors over the final hurdle to graduation is increasing graduation rates for high-risk students.

The Hechinger Report / January 06, 2020
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Empowering FIU First-generation Students Reach New Heights

Growing from the foundation Federal TRiO program laid, FIU works to serve first-generation students and the campus community.

Sonja Montas-Hunter, Ph.D., Bridgette Cram, Ph.D., & Jeannette Cruz, Ed.D. / January 06, 2020
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Immersive trip opens up a new world of opportunities for students

The trip transformed the lives of the four students who had the chance to join other first-generation college students on an international immersion trip.

The Chicago Tribune / January 02, 2020
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Students' Sense of Belonging Varies by Identity, Institution

New research highlights the differences in students’ sense of belonging by race, institution type and first-generation status.

Inside Higher Ed / January 02, 2020
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Using Surveys to Assess Effectiveness of First-gen Events

Learn how using pre-/post-surveys in your first-gen events can improve your effectiveness for future first-gen events.

Terese Francis M.A. / January 02, 2020
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What it means to thrive as a first-generation law student

For first-generation law student Giselle Garcia, thriving meant developing survival tools and then figuring out how to survive without them.

Before the Bar Blog / January 01, 2020
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Dorm Life Offered This Student Stability, Giving Him Space To Thrive

A first-generation student with past experience in homelessness was determined to find a place for himself in college.

WBUR / December 31, 2019
Managing Expectations: Academic Journeys of First-generation College Students

Conversations with first-generation college students about career exploration may be connected to family or community expectations.

Mito Diaz-Espinoza Ph.D. / December 30, 2019
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A couple showed their niece how to succeed. Now the WSU grad is helping others

A first-generation college graduate is helping other first-generation students make the transition from high school diploma to college degree.

Tri-City Herald / December 25, 2019
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Lessons From a First-Gen, Working-Class Latinx Student

Alicia M. Reyes-Barriéntez shares five things she wishes she'd known as a first-generation college student at a predominantly white institution.

Inside Higher Ed / December 20, 2019
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University of Georgia Celebrates First-gen!

The University of Georgia celebrates first-generation undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff.

Lindsay Coco Ph.D. / December 20, 2019
Success at college is often accompanied by separation

Universities need to acknowledge, and try to mitigate, the losses experienced by many upwardly mobile students, argues Jennifer M. Morton

The Times Higher Education / December 19, 2019
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Celebrating First-gen Students at SDSU!

Celebrating and creating more opportunities for first-gen college students at SDSU.

Martha Enciso Ed.D. / December 19, 2019
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An alumni adviser hits the road to ease college students’ jitters

A counselor delivers care packages and an encouraging word to students, just in time for the start of final exams to help ease nerves.

EdSource / December 18, 2019
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Center Newsletter 12.17.19

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FirstGen Forward / December 17, 2019