When he was still in high school, Misa Beltran-Guzman, director of first-generation programs at Bates, had a preview of many of the culture shocks experienced by first-gen college students. A ...

Each year on November 8, colleges and universities across the country recognize National First-Generation College Student Day, a celebration of students who are the first in their families to pursue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PLATTSBURGH — SUNY Plattsburgh will join colleges and universities across the country celebrating first-generation college ...

First-Generation student Stephanie Martinez hugs Jennifer Herring, associate director of Student Impact Initiatives, at the celebration marking five years of First-Gen initiatives at UNG. Martinez ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is celebrating National First-Generation College Student Week with a series of events recognizing students who are the first in their families to pursue a ...

UC Santa Cruz Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) is proud to celebrate National First-Generation Week, taking place November 3–7, with a series of events honoring the resilience, leadership, and ...

For many Ohio State students, the path to pursuing their undergraduate education has been well-traveled and long-awaited. The same cannot be said for first-generation college students on campus, as ...

I am a first-generation high school graduate. That means I come from a family where the road to higher education wasn’t paved by my parents. My journey wasn’t inherited—it was imagined. I had to ...

Adam Lasch, a first-gen producer, predicts a tsunami of demographic farm change and says there’s no stopping it. How tough is the economy is for American farmers? Watch the canary in the coalmine: ...