・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 ...

Assistant professor Chelsea Romney spoke to first generation college students on March 29 at their club night. Students learned valuable skills and made connections with friends who are also first ...

New policy mandates force us to rethink how best to meet what the Boyer 2030 Commission termed “the equity-excellence imperative.” One way to pursue this goal is to consider the role played by ...

First generation (first-gen) students are those who are first in their families to attend a four-year college and low-income students are those whose expected family contributions to their college ...

Six years after starting college, 24 percent of first-generation students and 59 percent of continuing-generation students earned a bachelor’s degree, according to FirstGen Forward, which released a ...

First-generation students can often feel alone or isolated on their college campuses, but a new initiative at the University of Texas, San Antonio, seeks to put first-generation student athletes in ...

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For First-Generation Scholarship recipients along with their families and supporters First-Generation Scholarship Program Welcome and Orientation is designed specifically for students who have been ...

For the best hiring results, I recommend business leaders look behind the résumé. That summary might list what someone learned, but you also want to know how they learned it. Coursework and grades can ...