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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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Columbia University
Special Interest Community for first-generation low-income students set to open next fall

UpLift, the new first-generation low-income special interest community, will be open for Columbia College and Engineering undergraduates in the fall.

Columbia Spectator / January 30, 2019
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ISU initiative aims to expand access to higher education for minority, first-generation students

ISU is partnering with a collaboration of public universities to eliminate the achievement gap for low-income, minority and first-generation students

Vidette Online / January 30, 2019
State, Mass. biotech leaders team up to offer paid internships

In Massachusetts, Project Onramp will provide up to 50 paid internships to first-generation college students at life sciences companies this summer.

Boston Globe / January 29, 2019
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New Digital Course Helps First-Gen Students Keep Positive Mindset

Perceivant launched reMIND, a program designed to improve the success of first-generation, low-income college students.

Campus Technology / January 29, 2019
Duke University
“We Need to Open the Doors.” A Campus Gift to Boost Diversity Among Environmental Leaders

New university gift focuses on making higher education more accessible with a focus on first-generation and underrepresented groups.

Inside Philanthropy / January 29, 2019
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Underrepresented Students, Unintended Consequences

Two prominent researchers say some colleges are hurting students who are academically worthy in response to pressure to enroll more low-income students.

Inside Higher Ed / January 28, 2019
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Gates Seeks Partners to Help Transform Campuses

The Gates Foundation announced a major new grant program to advance its goal of improved student success, particularly for first-generation students.

Inside Higher Ed / January 24, 2019
student Charles Gomez
First-generation students share experiences

For professor Denial, actively doing a better job at supporting the students on campus who come in with no guidance from their parents is essential.

The Knox Student / January 23, 2019
GCC graduate group
Policies With Narrative: Investing In The Nuanced Student Experience

Efforts to scale mentoring programs often come at the cost of replacing authentic human interactions with cookie-cutter procedures.

Forbes / January 22, 2019
UC Irvine School of Business
B-Schools With The Most First-Generation Students

A list where the highest percentages of first-generation college students are enrolling for business education. UC-Irvine tops this year's list.

Poets and Quants / January 17, 2019
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The unseen reason working-class students drop out

For first-generation students to succeed in college, we need to expand the culture of higher education to include interdependence as well as independence.

Politico / January 16, 2019
Rob Mack Tufts
FIRST Center creates video to highlight first-generation students’ classroom experiences

In a new educational video, faculty and staff provide thoughts and ideas for addressing challenges faced by first-generation, low-income students.

The Tufts Daily / January 16, 2019
Michael Wong student
First, But Not Alone

Michael Wong is the first in his family to attend an Ivy League college. The culture shock was severe, and he wasn’t ready for it.

KQED / January 14, 2019
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An Overlooked Solution for Diversifying STEM

Colleges can dramatically improve success rates of low-income, first-generation students by working across units.

Inside Higher Ed / January 14, 2019
UF Student Wave Graduate
It’s cool to be first-gen at UF.

When building or growing an asset-based culture with first-generation college students at the center, consider these seven strategies.

Leslie H. Pendleton Ph.D. / January 11, 2019
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The U.S. Did a Major Report on Campus Hunger. Here Are 3 Takeaways.

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office draws attention to the problem of hunger and poverty on college campuses.

The Chronicle of Higher Education / January 09, 2019
PBS newshour
This scholarship program gives students more than money

Minnesota program boasts a four-year graduation rate one and a half times better than the national average for first-generation college students.

PBS / January 08, 2019
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The Two Powerful Forces Changing College Admissions

What if colleges found new ways to evaluate first-generation students, so they could better understand the value in their life stories?

Education Week / January 08, 2019