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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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North Central College Commits to First-generation Students

Nearly 40% of students at North Central College identify as first-generation college students.

Julie Carballo M.Ed. / April 10, 2018
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How to Level the College Playing Field

Creating a true meritocracy in higher education would require serious, politically daring changes.

The New York Times / April 07, 2018
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Building a Campus Community for First-generation Students: UCLA

UCLA has made strides in increasing support for first-gen Bruins.

La'Tonya Rease Miles, Ph.D. & Symone Morales, M.Ed. / April 06, 2018
Hidden Crisis on College Campuses
Many students don’t have enough to eat

Caleb Torres, a George Washington University student, regularly skipped meals his freshman year because he didn't have enough money to buy food.

Washington Post / April 03, 2018
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Dr. King and Standardized Testing

Kansas State University celebrated the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s national holiday by marking the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s 19 January 1968 campus speech.

Steven P. Dandaneau Ph.D. / April 02, 2018
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Gen-1: Blaze a Trail at the University of Cincinnati

Explore how this program is making the difference in the lives of first-generation, low-income students.

Suzette D. Combs / March 28, 2018
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Offer underprivileged students more than ‘stay in school’

A first-gen student at an elite college cautions that our future depends on how the nation educates its youth

The Hechinger Report / March 20, 2018
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GW Programs for First-generation Students

The Center for Student Engagement at George Washington University is committed to empowering students.

Bridgette Behling M.Ed. / March 20, 2018
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To stay Farm-to-Fork capital, Sacramento must grow agriculture leaders

This program helps many first-generation college students with summer community college courses, campus visits, and financial aid support.

The Sacramento Bee / March 20, 2018
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Pam Boehm: Hill College known for boots ... suits ... and rodeo

One of my goals coming into this presidency was to help make higher education affordable and accessible to students in our service area.

Cleburne Times-Review / March 18, 2018
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This Top Funder of Higher Education Keeps Stepping Things Up

Great Lakes keen to advance sole mission, "helping low-income students, students of color and first-generation college students graduate from college."

Inside Philanthropy / March 16, 2018
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Undocumented Immigrant is Appointed to a Statewide Post in California

A 33-year-old first-generation college student has become the first undocumented immigrant named to a statewide post in California.

Washington Post / March 15, 2018
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Students Report Food, Housing Insecurity

“College is hard in the first place, regardless of where you come from or what you have or don’t have... But education breaks the cycle of poverty.”

NC State News / March 15, 2018
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Scholarship will benefit first-generation college students

As first-generation college students, the Southards worked their way through college, completing both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Kent State Stark / March 14, 2018
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Establishing a Beachhead at Ivy League Schools

Features the essay from the Hechinger Report about a first-generation Ivy League conference.

The Washington Post / March 13, 2018
First-gen Students at Elite College

A reflection on the 1vyG Conference and why it was implemented by Ivy Leagues campuses to better support first-generation, low-income students.

The Hechinger Report / March 12, 2018
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The Elmo Antidote

Sonia Sotomayor’s message of empathy, listening, and compromise is what we need.

Slate / March 06, 2018
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Creating Exposure and Awareness of the First-generation Community

LMU Faculty and Staff started First To Go simply as a mentor program for first-generation college students.

Ashley Watterson M.A. / February 28, 2018