Report: First-generation college students graduate at lower rates

First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers. However, a new study ...
Inside Higher Ed

Programming for First-Gen Students of All Degree Paths

First-generation students make up about one-third of college applicants, according to 2024 data from the Common App, but only 24 percent of first-generation college students graduate with a bachelor’s ...
Medicine Buffalo

Four first-gen students share stories of triumph following commencement

BUFFALO, N.Y. — About one-third of the more than 19,000 undergraduates at the University at Buffalo are the first in their family to attend college. This percentage has grown steadily over the past ...
ABC News

1st-generation graduate shares heartfelt thanks to her parents

Debbie Ly graduated from the University of Redlands on April 22. Although there may just be one name on Debbie Ly's diploma, she knows that graduating was more than just her accomplishment. On April ...
Medicine Buffalo

First-generation students share inspiring stories following commencement

About one-third of the more than 19,000 undergraduates at UB are the first in their family to attend college. This percentage has grown steadily over the past decade. These students come from every ...
snhu

What Does First Generation Mean? A First-Gen Student Guide

When you do something that no one's done before, you're setting a precedent. You're the blueprint — the start of a new legacy. And if you're setting a precedent as the first person to do or achieve ...
Colorado Public Radio

Colorado wants to recognize first-generation students, this university wants to make sure they succeed

Mathias Mulumba likes to let people know about the times he failed the GED or how his first math class at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction had him “seeing stars.” CMU “put me in the lowest ...
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Her Family Told Her She Would Never Make It Through College, So She Worked Twice As Hard To Become A First-Generation Graduate

Getting a college degree can be a rewarding but difficult path, especially without much support from those closest to you. One woman, determined to do better for herself and her family, pushed through ...
Colorado Public Radio

It’s a tough job market for college grads. This Colorado group is helping first-gen students get a foot in the door

Inside a Denver hotel ballroom, students who are the first in their family to attend or graduate college are doing something out of the comfort zone of many of them. They’re making connections at a ...
University of Delaware

First-generation success

The First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) is held annually across the country on Nov. 8 to raise awareness of first-generation students and commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act of ...
Miami University

First-Generation

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 ...