First-Gen Summit focuses on the critical, yet often overlooked, role of social capital in career advancement. Studies show ...

The events provide an opportunity for the university to celebrate the contributions of students who are the first in their ...

Every year on November 8, the Council for Opportunity in Education marks First-Generation ... from going to college. “My mom had passed away when I was about to enter ninth grade, and that ...

This landmark legislation expanded access to colleges and universities by establishing federal financial aid programs, such as Pell Grants, and funding to support ...

At Indiana University South Bend, first-generation college students make up 32% of our total student ... Additionally, about ...

To mark the national First-Generation College Celebration, Oregon State University – Cascades will host two events that ...

We Americans like to celebrate firsts: the first human on the moon (Neil Armstrong), the first female recipient of the Nobel ...

Associate Professor of psychology at UNG, Dr. Efren Velazquez shares his experience and some advice for potential ...

Montana Technological University is highlighting the accomplishments of two first-generation students from Butte and Libby, ...

Greenfield Community College (GCC) is hosting its fourth annual celebration of first-generation college students with a week full of activities and recognitions running through Nov. 15. More than […] ...

More than half of the current college class of 2025 feels pessimistic about entering the workforce, according to a recent ...

Approximately 25% of the students in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences represent the first-generation in their family to attend college, surpassing the university-wide average.