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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.

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Gen-1: Blaze a Trail at the University of Cincinnati
FEATURE | March 28, 2018

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The Telltale Data That Can Identify College Students at Risk
FEATURE | June 07, 2017

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Celebrating UT’s First-Generation Students on Campus

As of fall 2018, UT Austin has been working to ramp up its initiatives for first-generation college students.

Texas Exes Alcalde / January 03, 2019
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We're proud to be in the Fiesta Bowl, but fostering social mobility matters more

The power of education isn’t about picking the student who’s already most likely to succeed. It’s about identifying talent with grit and spirit.

USA Today / December 31, 2018
How Four-Year Colleges Impact First-Generation Student Success

New analysis highlights key findings and best practices for how four-year colleges can support students who are the first in their family to attend college.

USA Today / December 27, 2018
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Tackling low college graduation rates for black and Latino students

Using 2017 data from NCES, LA-area charter high schools trains college counselors to guide future first-generation students.

LA Times / December 26, 2018
Elevating First-Gen Student Success

An Insights & Outlooks interview with Senior Director, Dr. Sarah E. Whitley, Center for First-generation Student Success.

Higher Learning Advocates / December 20, 2018
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Elevating First-Gen Student Success

An Insights & Outlooks interview with Senior Director, Dr. Sarah Whitley, Center for First-generation Student Success.

Higher Learning Advocates / December 20, 2018
Unlikely movie
Unlikely

The directors from First Generation follow more first-generation students and feature their stories and the current state of higher education completion rates.

Unlikely Film / December 20, 2018
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Historic Latino student wave reshapes many colleges. But access is uneven.

More Latino students than ever are moving through high school to college, challenging higher education to adapt to a new demographic reality.

The Washington Post / December 18, 2018
OPINION: Are colleges failing first-generation students?

First-generation college students are less likely than their peers whose parents graduated from college to have a mentor who is a college professor.

The Hechinger Report / December 18, 2018
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California students, first in their families to attend college, mentor each other to succeed

Level-Up is a growing mentorship program for low-income, first-generation students at 29 college campuses mainly in California.

EdSource / December 16, 2018
Life as a First-Generation U.C. Irvine Student
California Today: Life as a First-Generation U.C. Irvine Student

At UC Irvine, nearly 100 first-generation students were welcomed into dorms this summer, months before the fall quarter began.

The New York Times / December 13, 2018
Going To Office Hours Is Terrifying' And Other Tales Of Rural Students In College

The college going demographic is changing and institutions are navigating support offerings to meet those needs.

NPR / December 12, 2018
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MIAD President Jeffrey Morin Wants To Make Art School More Accessible For Future Generations

Q&A with MIAD President Jeffrey Morin, who knows firsthand how hard it can be for first-generation college students to succeed.

Milwaukee Mag / December 11, 2018
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FSA: More Verification Fixes on the Horizon

FSA announced two changes aimed at reducing the burden that FAFSA verification places on students applying for financial aid.

National College Access Network / December 06, 2018
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First-generation Student Allies and Institutional Agents

When thinking about identifying faculty and staff to support first-generation students, consider including facilities and service workers in the planning!

La’Tonya Rease Miles Ph.D / December 04, 2018
Inside the UC System’s New Focus on Transfer Students

First-generation students don’t always have the means to navigate the transfer process: A look inside the UC System's new focus on transfer students

The Chronicle of Higher Education / December 02, 2018
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From our high schools to our colleges: First-generation in North Carolina

EducationNC is spotlighting perspectives from those we are thankful for: first-generation students and educators.

Education North Carolina / November 19, 2018
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How These First-Generation Students Beat The Odds To Pursue Top MBAs

First-generation, MBA students profiled by Poets&Quants, which covers news about business schools.

Forbes / November 19, 2018