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New Report: Community College isn't a Cheaper Route to a University

Nearly 40 percent of community college students will take six years to transfer to a four-year university and cost more money.

Southern California Public Radio / September 12, 2017

The Challenges of Being a First-Generation College Student

The UC system is making a push this fall to attract students who are the first in their families to go to college.

Southern California Public Radio / September 12, 2017

Scholarships will try to Learn more First-Generation Students to Harvard Business School

Historically, graduate schools have lagged in providing first-generation students with recruitment and financial aid opportunities.

Boston Globe / September 11, 2017

The Subtle Ways Colleges Discriminate Against Poor Students

Understanding the different ways first-generation v continuing-generation students are influenced in college and the greater impact.

Vox / September 11, 2017

A Simple Way to Bring Down College-Application Costs

Allowing students to report their own standardized-test scores could ease some of the financial burden of the process.

The Atlantic / September 11, 2017

More Programs Give Special Attention to First-Generation Students

Schools recognize the newcomers need help navigating campus life and demands, which are unlike anything the first-in-the-family students have known.

Portland Press Herand / September 10, 2017

California Today: Courting First-Generation Students at U.C.

A look at how a university's president aimed to close the persistence gap and support first-generation college students.

The New York Times / August 29, 2017

The Biggest Misconception About Today's College Students

Gaining a better understanding of college student identities and backgrounds.

The New York Times / August 28, 2017

First-Genertion College Students Transform the Face of USC

How first-generation college students influenced necessary change at USC.

USC / August 18, 2017

Barriers To Success And Upward Mobility

The Opportunity, Awareness, and Achievement Gaps that First Generation Students experience are not unsolvable.

Forbes / August 08, 2017

First Gen Challenges and Triumphs

A first-generation students experience while being involved in the school's step program.

Huffington Post / August 04, 2017

They Each Applied to more than 100 Colleges. That may be the Problem.

A look at the need to improve education access and success for first-generation, low-income students

The Chronicle / August 03, 2017

The Unexpected Value of the Liberal Arts

First-generation students are finding fulfillment in the humanities and social sciences.

The Atlantic / August 01, 2017

How Students are Overcoming the Nation's Education Inequality

A first-generation student's story about his experience navigating and graduating from UNLV.

Las Vegas Sun / July 24, 2017

My family wanted me to go to college, but I felt guilty. Here’s why.

As a college student, I experienced a wide range of emotions. What I didn’t expect was guilt.

The Seattle TImes / July 20, 2017

Data Shows Decade's Dramatic Shift in Typical Student

Recent surveys highlight how dramatically the typical college student has changed in just the past 20 years.

Education Dive / July 11, 2017

A First-Generation Student’s Survival Strategy

The summer before I went off to college, I worked three jobs.

The Chronicle of Higher Education / July 07, 2017

First-Generation College Students Carve their Paths after Graduating

A look at the possible disconnect between first-generation students and career paths after graduation.

Huffington Post / June 21, 2017