First-generation students face a host of barriers when they go to college. Terms commonly used in higher ed, like “registrar,” “provost” or “credit hours,” can be mystifying. They’re confronted with a ...

Additionally, Dean Reneé Baernstein selected Professor of English TaraShea Nesbit as the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding First-Generation Advocate Award, and both Ha and Jackson received the 2024 ...

First To Go hosted events at First-Generation Awareness Week last week on campus. A first-generation student’s parents or guardians do not have a four-year bachelor’s degree from a United States ...

・Federal law defines a first-generation college student as someone whose parent or parents did not complete a four-year degree, but colleges sometimes use their own definitions. ・First-generation ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Youth of immigrant households tell WPTV entering the school system can be a daunting experience for those where English isn't their first language. WATCH BELOW: 'I have a ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—FirstGen Forward is recognizing Mississippi State as one of only 18 U.S. institutions of higher education among its newest class of FirstGen Forward Network Champions. A student ...

Check out our Community Directory of staff and administrators at Northwestern who were all first generation college students. Learn more about their journeys and reach out to connect. Being ...

GREELEY, Colo. — Lucyna Herrera Pacheco walked through the halls of Greeley West High School, reflecting on a journey that once seemed impossible: becoming a first-generation college student at the ...