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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.

Five Voices, All First
FEATURE | April 27, 2022

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First-generation Students at Governors State University
FEATURE | April 20, 2022

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Student Voices
My family wanted me to go to college, but I felt guilty. Here’s why.

As a college student, I experienced a wide range of emotions. What I didn’t expect was guilt.

The Seattle TImes / July 20, 2017
Data Shows Decade's Dramatic Shift in Typical Student

Recent surveys highlight how dramatically the typical college student has changed in just the past 20 years.

Education Dive / July 11, 2017
survival guide
A First-Generation Student’s Survival Strategy

The summer before I went off to college, I worked three jobs.

The Chronicle of Higher Education / July 07, 2017
First-Generation College Students Carve their Paths after Graduating

A look at the possible disconnect between first-generation students and career paths after graduation.

Huffington Post / June 21, 2017
Students talking
NASPA & The Suder Foundation Announce the Center

The Center will be devoted to increasing the research, scholarship, and effective practice around first-generation student success.

NASPA / June 14, 2017
Safety and School Choice

Exploring how high schools could have done more to prepare first-generation and low-income students for college.

LA School Report / June 13, 2017
the telltale data
The Telltale Data That Can Identify College Students at Risk

The University of Texas used predictive analysis to identify students at risk.

The New York Times / June 07, 2017
Only 13 Percent of Native Amerians get College Degrees

A first-generation college student's experience blazing a trail and representing her Ojibwe and Crow background.

The Tab / June 01, 2017
Why I Wear My Cap And Gown — And Why Students Should, Too

This article highlights the symbolic importance of wearing a cap at one's college graduation.

Huffington Post / May 03, 2017
Life Without DAPA: One Woman’s Story

One woman's story through becoming a first-generation college graduate and professional.

Huffington Post / April 19, 2017
tired student in library
Not Enough Hours in the Day: Work Study Students and Sleep

This article focuses on student workers and the challenges they face as they juggle academic and work obligations.

Huffington Post / March 30, 2017
tired student in library
Not Enough Hours in the Day: Work Study Students and Sleep

This article focuses on student workers and the challenges they face as they juggle academic and work obligations.

Huffington Post / March 30, 2017
How to Help First-Generation Students Succeed

The 10 articles in this collection examine colleges’ strategies for helping first-gen students adjust and excel.

The Chronicle of Higher Education / February 22, 2017
How to Help First-Generation Students Succeed

First-generation students have a hard time adjusting to college. The article examines colleges’ strategies for helping these students adjust & excel.

Chronicle / February 22, 2017
college grad and parents
Parents' role is critical in college persistence and completion

Low-income, first-generation students' families would benefit from college admissions clearly defining the realities about college affordability.

Education Dive / February 09, 2017
First Generation College Student Success at Georgetown University

Georgetown University’s Scholarship Program provides low income and/or first generation college students with both emotional and financial support.

Huffington Post / February 02, 2017
Some Colleges have more Students from the Top 1 Percent

Students at elite colleges are even richer than experts realized, according to a study based on millions of anonymous tax filings and tuition records.

The New York Times / January 18, 2017
Any Goal Is Achievable With the Support of a Strong Community

This article interviews a first-generation college student named Imani Mauzon at UC-Merced.

Huffington Post / January 18, 2017