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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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Uncovering A Huge Mystery Of College: Office Hours

Students may find going to their professors' office hours intimidating but developing a relationship with their professors can be key to college success.

NPR / October 02, 2019
UNLV’s Boyd law school fellowship honors state’s first black justice

A new prelaw fellowship program will help create a pathway for first-generation and underrepresented students to careers in the law.

Las Vegas Review-Journal / October 02, 2019
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Moving Forward and Looking Back

Doctoral candidate, Leonard, discusses the importance for first-generation students to embrace their unique perspectives and tenacity.

Inside Higher Ed / October 02, 2019
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Q&A: New Provost Montserrat Fuentes speaks on starting at the UI

New provost discusses how her first-generation identity is shaping her initiatives at the University of Iowa.

The Daily Iowan / October 01, 2019
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24 Institutions Receive Grant to Commemorate HEA Anniversary

For the third year in a row, campuses nationwide will celebrate first-gen students on the anniversary of the 1965 Act that made way for low-income students to become the first in their families to earn college degrees

FirstGen Forward / October 01, 2019
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UC Funds First-Generation Faculty Mentorship Program

The Undergraduate Council launched its First-generation Faculty Mentorship Program to create formal mentoring opportunities between students and faculty.

The Harvard Crimson / September 30, 2019
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Engaging Faculty and Staff Around First-gen

Read more about Ferris State University's opportunities for faculty and staff on-campus to support first-gen success.

Elizabeth Burbatt, M.S., & Jody A. Maloney, M.A. / September 27, 2019
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Students approach housing options, weighing price and convenience

Students at the University of Virginia discuss the lack of accessibility to affordable housing and how it limit options for first-generation students.

The Cavalier Daily / September 26, 2019
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Mastering the Hidden Curriculum 1-Credit Course

Mastering the Hidden Curriculum, a 1-credit course, helps students prepare for life at Georgetown.

Corey Stewart & Jason Low / September 25, 2019
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First generation students share their Iowa State experiences

First-generation students reflect on the challenges of being the first in their families to go to college and how they overcame their challenges.

Iowa State Daily / September 24, 2019
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New club will serve students in engineering and tech

A new Penn student organization is serving first-generation, low-income undergraduates in engineering and technology through community support.

The Daily Pennsylvanian / September 22, 2019
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Ten Steps to Building a #FirstgenForward Campus

Kansas State University engages the campus community to build a #FirstgenForward campus.

Rebeca Paz / September 20, 2019
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University of California aims to improve graduation rates by 2030

A new report details ambitious goals to increase graduation rates for first-generation college students by emphasizing ways to bolster academic skills.

EdSource / September 20, 2019
Immersion Programs Designed for First-generation College Students

Why should there be immersion programs for first-generation students only?

Andrea Jackson M.S. / September 18, 2019
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‘Moving Up Without Losing Your Way’

In this new book, the author, Morton, uses her first-generation college student experience to discuss the costs of social mobility in higher education.

Inside Higher Ed / September 18, 2019
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Learning to See Students’ Deficits as Strengths

A teacher works to see the upsides in students’ learning difficulties—and uses them to help all students succeed.

Edutopia / September 17, 2019
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I’m First Organization offers support for first-generation students

First-generation students at Marquette University started an organization that will foster a community among all first-generation students on campus.

Marquette Wire / September 17, 2019
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UI to give out new awards to recognize achievements of first-gen students

The University of Iowa will give out awards on November 8 to celebrate achievements of its first-generation student population.

The Daily Iowan / September 16, 2019