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A Better Way to Climb the Ladder to College Success

The real cause is deeper and even more troubling: a generation of American youth has been denied hope, dreams and opportunity.

Huffington Post / December 22, 2014

CFES Conference Aims to Share Best Practices

CFES supports 20,000 students through partnerships with 200 schools in 27 states and Ireland through high-impact and research-based practices

Huffington Post / November 04, 2014

A Commitment to Making College Accessible

Keene State College charge to make education accessible to students who exhibit the drive, dedication and perseverance to earn a college education.

Huffington Post / October 31, 2014

First Generation College Students: The Optimist

A first-generation student recounts his college experience coming from a Samoan family.

Huffington Post / October 24, 2014

Determination Defined: The Carmen Rodriguez Story

The lesson to learn from the “Carmen Rodriguez Story” is that through hard work and dedication you can achieve your personal goals.

Huffington Post / July 24, 2014

Choosing Your Professors and Keeping Those Ties

The importance of researching professors and the possible benefit in finding the best match.

Huffington Post / July 04, 2014

College Leaders Commit to Help One Million Low Income Students

College For Every Student (CFES) Center aims to develop strategies to help one million low-income students attain college degrees by 2025.

Huffington Post / June 30, 2014

Queens Student Becomes School’s First African-American Valedictorian

A student's story is among a number of inspiring stories about students who have defied odds and managed to achieve similar feats.

Huffington Post / June 19, 2014

10 Things to Do for Community College Success

10 recommended things to do to promote Community College success.

Huffington Post / June 19, 2014

Denver Teen Overcomes Hardship And Turns Suspension Into Prestigious Scholarship

A first-generation student's rise from challenges, secures a prestigious scholarship, and blazes a trail for her family.

Huffington Post / June 17, 2014

First-Generation Student Graduates With Honors and Shares Her College Experience

An interview with a first-generation college student and how she became first in her family to graduate from college.

Huffington Post / June 09, 2014

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

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

NASPA

NASPA is a member-centered association supporting a diverse and passionate network of 15,000 professionals and 1,200 institutions across the globe. It is the professional home for the field of student affairs and is dedicated to cultivating student success in collaboration with the missions of its institutional members—a network of colleges and universities representing every sector of higher education.

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 /

FirstGen Forward announces inaugural class of Network Champion Institutions

Fourteen new institutions selected as FirstGen Forward Network Champions; recognized as national leaders in advancing first-generation student success

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.