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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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Making the Message Simple and Direct
Making the Message Simple and Direct

Experiment in California suggests that the right kind of outreach can increase the participation of low-income students in aid programs.

Inside Higher Ed / November 12, 2018
How to Promote First-Year Student Success Using the LLC Model

A first-generation student's personal experience while transitioning to college.

Presence / November 12, 2018
Admissions Office
New Data on Admissions: Criteria That Matter, Early Decision and More

"State of College Admission" finds colleges focus more on academics than personal characteristics and value first-generation status over race/ethnicity.

Inside Higher Ed / November 12, 2018
If you think getting into college is hard, you don’t know the half of it. See the barriers these students faced — and overcame.

Two new documentaries look at the difficulties that many first-generation and poor young people face as they attempt to get a college degree.

Washington Post / November 12, 2018
Winthrop Elie Wiesel Ethics Essay Contest
First-Generation Student Wins Essay Contest Prize

Winthrop University first-generation student wins essay contest, navigating identity, class, opportunity, access, and a strong sense of responsibility.

Nicole Chisari M.A. / November 08, 2018
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Responding to Misconceptions of Being a Graduate Student

First-generation and Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education shares undergraduate and graduate experiences.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education / November 05, 2018
Fort Hays State Beginnings
Setting Paths of Success for First-generation Students

Helping first-generation college students establish their "why" is incredibly important and play a key role in academic success.

Joshua Charles Clary, Graduate Student / November 05, 2018
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Teaching First-Generation Latinx Students

Alicia M. Reyes-Barriéntez offers strategies that individual professors can use to effectively teach first-generation, latinx students.

Inside Higher Ed / November 02, 2018
Less Accessible, Less Affordable

Two new reports find public universities less affordable for low-income students and less accessible for members of minority groups.

Inside Higher Ed / October 31, 2018
ROI of Education
The Impact of ROI and Labor Data in Students’ College Decisions

The desire to know an investment in college will pay off is of particular concern to low-income and first-generation college students.

Digital Marketing Solutions / October 30, 2018
Student Technology
Report: Increased Access to Emerging Tech Key to Student Success

A new report from Educause says ensuring access to these technologies is important to students' academic success.

Campus Technology / October 29, 2018
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Dream Internships & Dream Jobs: Leveling the Playing Field

Through a tailored and targeted approach, first-generation students are landing their dream internships and dream jobs!

Sean O'Keefe M.B.A. / October 26, 2018
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President Speaks: Helping students believe college is 'worth the investment'

Ohio University President, shares opinion on the importance of an undergraduate education for first-generation students from the foothills of Appalachia.

Education Dive / October 25, 2018
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Support and Celebrate First-Generation Students

The University of Iowa established a First-Generation Task Force with the goal of increasing first-generation student retention and graduation rates.

Angie Lamb, M.A. & Cody Pritchard, M.S.Ed. / October 25, 2018
UPenn Career Services
Inside the challenges of navigating OCR at Penn as a first-gen, low-income student

The Quaker Career Closet offers low-income and first-generation students with professional clothing for interviews.

The Daily Pennsylvanian / October 24, 2018
Study: Parental Education is a Major Factor in Considering Advanced Degree

Parental education is a major factor in an undergraduate student’s decision to pursue an advanced degree on Black, Hispanic and first-generation populations.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education / October 23, 2018
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Faculty Mentor Program Provides Insight to Students Who May Be Struggling

A program intended towards first-generation college students, pairs up faculty mentors that are volunteering to be apart of the program.

California State University - Stanislaus / October 22, 2018
First-generation College Celebration
Celebrations for First-Gen Students Expand in Year Two

COE, in partnership with the Center for First-generation Student Success, has announced the second annual First-Generation College Celebration.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education / October 22, 2018