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Is college worth it? Just ask first-generation students embarking on the American Dream

California is the world's fifth largest economy and social mobility is key. Among research universities, ours is No. 1 in first-generation students.

USA Today / June 01, 2018
Kansas State First Scholars Grad
K-State's commitment to first-generation student success

K-State celebrates first-generation students with an inaugural graduation celebration and demonstrates a commitment to first-generation student success.

FirstGen Forward / June 01, 2018
Closing Gaps in San Francisco

A social justice curriculum paired with student support services and specially trained faculty members has helped two San Francisco-based colleges increase completion rates.

Inside Higher Ed / May 31, 2018
How School and Startups are Hacking College Affordability
How Schools and Startups Are Hacking College Affordability

Panelists gathered to discuss challenges around rising costs of college as well as navigate difficult issues facing students and families today.

EdSurge / May 31, 2018
Convening Interview: Bridgette Behling

Hear from Bridgette Behling, M.Ed., director of community support and leadership from George Washington University, in this interview.

FirstGen Forward / May 31, 2018
Colleges Are No Match for American Poverty
Colleges Are No Match for American Poverty

Amarillo College, in Texas, is working hard to accommodate low-income students—but it can only do so much.

The Atlantic / May 30, 2018
The Two Most Important College-Admissions Criteria Now Mean Less

When so many students have outstanding grades and test scores, schools have to get creative about triaging applicants.

The Atlantic / May 25, 2018
Georgia State University
Georgia State U. Made Its Graduation Rate Jump. How?

"We’re tipping students off earlier on that there might be a problem and giving them a fighting chance to correct it."

The Chronicle of Higher Education / May 25, 2018
America's elite college struggle
America's elite colleges struggle to integrate low-income students

Harvard and elite schools like it remain a place for the privileged.

CBS News / May 23, 2018
Michelle Obama Throwback Snap
Michelle Obama Reflects On ‘Scary’ Time At Princeton With Sweet Throwback Snap

“I was black and from a working-class neighborhood in Chicago, while Princeton’s student body was generally white and well-to-do.”

Huffington Post / May 23, 2018
students walking outdoors
California Community College System Expands Foster Youth Support Program

Three of the latest community colleges launch a student support program geared toward foster youth in higher education.

May 22, 2018
Most of My Students Didn’t Know Any College Graduates But That’s Not Stopping Them From Going to College
Most of My Students Didn’t Know Any College Graduates But That’s Not Stopping Them From Going to College

Too many young people—predominantly teenagers of color from low-income backgrounds like my students—are full of these doubts.

Education Post / May 22, 2018
College Advising Corps
Champion for Low-Income Students Gets a Boost Itself

By embedding college advisers in schools with many underrepresented students, College Advising Corps has helped 300,000 enter postsecondary education.

Inside Higher Ed / May 21, 2018
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This simple math strategy helps colleges enroll more low-income students

The strategy comes amid pressures to increase the number of traditionally under-represented students in higher education.

MarketWatch / May 21, 2018
High school counselors cut
School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

How Colorado is betting on counseling to vault low-income kids into good jobs and post-secondary education

The Hechinger Report / May 21, 2018
Leaders of California’s Big University Systems Look Ahead at Finances, Safety, Capacity

UC provided more support to first-generation students so that their graduation rates mirrored the rates of their later-generation student peers.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education / May 21, 2018
students in classroom standing with teacher
Five Ways to Promote a More Inclusive Classroom

Integration and involvement are key ingredients for increasing student retention and promoting success.

Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning / May 21, 2018
Dwaine Collier Jr. Cal State Marcos grad
Graduate beats odds, leaves mark on Cal State San Marcos

First-generation student, Dwaine Collier Jr., made the most of his college experience.

The San Diego Union-Tribune / May 18, 2018