First-generation students at Ferris State University will have access to additional resources to overcome obstacles and be successful though a five-year, $2 million federal grant. First-generation ...

This fall, some 35% of the traditional, main-campus enrollment was first-generation students, which the College defines as those on track to become the first college graduates in their immediate ...

On Thursday, Jan. 6, the Office for Student Equity and the First Gen Family at Saint Mary’s College hosted the second part of their “Being ___ and First Gen” series. Held in Stapleton Lounge of Le ...

Mississippi University for Women is continuing its focus on first-generation students with its umbrella program, First in Flight. First in Flight encompasses all of the first-gen efforts on campus ...

A May 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab found 35 percent of first-generation students have had no experience with their college’s career center and its staff, compared ...

Boston College holds a week of activities and events to recognize and honor its first-generation students and alumni First-generation BC sophomore Kae'la Powell-Cobbs '25, juniors Ricardo Mora and ...

At Stevens, a first-generation college student is someone whose parent(s) or legal guardian(s) have not graduated from a four-year college or university. Students who self-identify as limited income ...

While first-generation students are a growing population in higher education, they remain less likely to retain or complete a credential, compared to their continuing-generation peers. A new ...

A new program at the Carroll School of Management (CSOM) seeks to address the academic performance gap for first-generation students, focusing on challenges they have historically faced in core ...

The Division of Student Affairs (DSA) Center for Student Empowerment (CSE) has received a generous $500 grant from the COOG Mom Grant, reaffirming its commitment to fostering the success and retention ...

In the spring of 1985, I decided at the very last minute that I wanted to study abroad my junior year. As a first-generation student, I made a lot of mistakes and often didn’t understand how things ...