About the Center
Login

An Initiative Of NASPA and The Suder Foundation

News & Blogs

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.

wake forest university logo
Wake Forest Launches First-Gen Early-Action Option
FEATURE | August 07, 2023

Learn More
Press Release - Tennessee community college system joins First Scholars Network
Tennessee Board of Regents’ community colleges joins the First Scholars Network
FEATURE | September 12, 2023

Learn More
It Is Not Just About Finding a Job, It Is About Finding a Fit

Four things student should focus on in college that will have the effect of helping to prepare to succeed in environments that may be alien.

Huffington Post / May 26, 2014
Film Explores Difficult Road To College For ‘First Generation’ Students (VIDEO)

Documentary explores the journey of four different high school students hoping to become the first members of their family to attend college.

Huffington Post / April 01, 2014
First Generation Movie
First Generation

An award-winning documentary, First Generation tells the story of four high school students who are pursuing a college education.

Go College! Now / November 19, 2011
Understanding the First-generation Student Identity

Explore the mindset institutions are adopting and the approaches being implemented to improve first-generation student success and completion.

2018 National Landscape Analysis of First-generation Student Success Programs at Four-year Institutions /
Shifting Institutional Priorities for First-generation Success

Explore the mindset institutions are adopting and the approaches being implemented to improve first-generation student success and completion.

2018 National Landscape Analysis of First-generation Student Success Programs at Four-year Institutions /
Today's Students Coalition Logo
TSC Urges Congress to Increase Support

The Center joined with fifteen organizations as members of the Today's Students Coalition to advocate for additional financial support for college students in future COVID-19 funding legislation.
WHO COVID-19
Country & Technical Guidance - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

A technical guidance sorted by topic.

World Health Organization /
First-generation Learnings from the Front Lines

Practical insights and recommendations four-year institutions can implement to improve first-generation student success and completion.

2018 National Landscape Analysis of First-generation Student Success Programs at Four-year Institutions /