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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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First-gen in the First-Year Seminar
FEATURE | February 22, 2019

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How First-Generation College Graduates Can Approach Their Finances With a Healthy Mindset
FEATURE | July 29, 2019

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It’s cool to be first-gen at UF.

When building or growing an asset-based culture with first-generation college students at the center, consider these seven strategies.

Leslie H. Pendleton Ph.D. / January 11, 2019
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The U.S. Did a Major Report on Campus Hunger. Here Are 3 Takeaways.

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office draws attention to the problem of hunger and poverty on college campuses.

The Chronicle of Higher Education / January 09, 2019
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This scholarship program gives students more than money

Minnesota program boasts a four-year graduation rate one and a half times better than the national average for first-generation college students.

PBS / January 08, 2019
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The Two Powerful Forces Changing College Admissions

What if colleges found new ways to evaluate first-generation students, so they could better understand the value in their life stories?

Education Week / January 08, 2019
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How Educational Opportunity Programs graduate first-generation college students

The EOP program is designed to prepare students for their first year in college, subjects them to 15-hour days full of classes and study sessions.

The Hechinger Report / January 07, 2019
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Far From Home: Different Stories, With Common Threads

Through storytelling, first-generation college students not only identify with the struggle, but also with the victories.

Texas Public Radio / January 05, 2019
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Colorado sees major increase in college applications following Colorado Free Application Day

Colorado colleges waived application fees and a third of the applications submitted came from first-generation students.

The Denver Channel / January 04, 2019
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Celebrating UT’s First-Generation Students on Campus

As of fall 2018, UT Austin has been working to ramp up its initiatives for first-generation college students.

Texas Exes Alcalde / January 03, 2019
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UTSA Part of New National Effort to Increase College Access, Boost Student Success

UTSA has joined 129 other public universities in a new five-year effort to improve college access for low-income, first generation, and minority students.

The Rivard Report / January 03, 2019
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We're proud to be in the Fiesta Bowl, but fostering social mobility matters more

The power of education isn’t about picking the student who’s already most likely to succeed. It’s about identifying talent with grit and spirit.

USA Today / December 31, 2018
How Four-Year Colleges Impact First-Generation Student Success

New analysis highlights key findings and best practices for how four-year colleges can support students who are the first in their family to attend college.

USA Today / December 27, 2018
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Tackling low college graduation rates for black and Latino students

Using 2017 data from NCES, LA-area charter high schools trains college counselors to guide future first-generation students.

LA Times / December 26, 2018
Elevating First-Gen Student Success

An Insights & Outlooks interview with Senior Director, Dr. Sarah E. Whitley, Center for First-generation Student Success.

Higher Learning Advocates / December 20, 2018
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Elevating First-Gen Student Success

An Insights & Outlooks interview with Senior Director, Dr. Sarah Whitley, Center for First-generation Student Success.

Higher Learning Advocates / December 20, 2018
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Unlikely

The directors from First Generation follow more first-generation students and feature their stories and the current state of higher education completion rates.

Unlikely Film / December 20, 2018
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Historic Latino student wave reshapes many colleges. But access is uneven.

More Latino students than ever are moving through high school to college, challenging higher education to adapt to a new demographic reality.

The Washington Post / December 18, 2018
OPINION: Are colleges failing first-generation students?

First-generation college students are less likely than their peers whose parents graduated from college to have a mentor who is a college professor.

The Hechinger Report / December 18, 2018
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California students, first in their families to attend college, mentor each other to succeed

Level-Up is a growing mentorship program for low-income, first-generation students at 29 college campuses mainly in California.

EdSource / December 16, 2018