The Future is FirstGen
WPTV / March 27, 2019
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UW-River Falls hosted a fair to increase awareness of resources available to first-generation students.
At a special ceremony for graduates who are the first in their families to attend college, Tufts Dean James Glaser told them learning is about inquiry.
The trip transformed the lives of the four students who had the chance to join other first-generation college students on an international immersion trip.
The Undergraduate Council launched its First-generation Faculty Mentorship Program to create formal mentoring opportunities between students and faculty.
Ithaca College, Cornell University, and Tompkins Cortland Community College are creating resources and support systems to meet the needs of first-generation students.
This program hosts several events throughout the academic year to support to first-generation college students and their families.
