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Best & Brightest: Obligation To Native Culture, Community Fuels Academic Drive

Karletta Chief has come a long way since the days when, as a Stanford University undergrad, her father had to sell the family’s cattle to cover the costs of her engineering books. Such were the sacrifices of the Navajo first-generation college student and her parents, a minister and a Navajo weaver.

July 18, 2007

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Getting to Know:Yolanda Cash Jackson

Lobbyist for Florida’s HBCUs Works the Capitol on Behalf of Minority Students

June 27, 2007

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Report: First-generation Black Freshmen Drop in Four-Year Colleges

The number of first-generation Black students entering four-year colleges dropped by almost two-thirds between 1971 and 2005, according to new data collected by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.

June 7, 2007

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George Mason University Program for First-generation Students Celebrates Milestone

FAIRFAX, Va. George Mason University’s Early Identification Program celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday by welcoming a new batch of students and congratulating those who finished the program this past year. EIP has had an enviable track record, sending 96 percent of its graduates on to college.

May 14, 2007

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First-generation Students Need Continued Support for College, Says Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. First-generation students say navigating the admissions process and receiving continuing support after getting in are some of the key elements in raising their aspirations, according to a new study by the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.

April 5, 2007

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Re-Investing in Educational Opportunity Programs

“Pre-College Programs Make the Difference for Many Low-Income Students,” www.diverseeducation.com, Feb. 21

April 4, 2007

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New College Access Campaign Teaches Students To ‘KnowHow2GO’

With only 9 percent of low-income students completing college by age 24, compared to 75 percent of students from high-income families…

February 7, 2007

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In His Own Words – Dr. Edward Brent

Dr. Edward Brent, a professor of sociology at the University of Missouri-Columbia…

November 29, 2006

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Just the Stats: The Impact of Language Barriers and Poverty On First-Generation Students

Parental involvement is key to a student’s success, but a new report shows language barriers continue to hamper non-English speaking parents.

September 27, 2006

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Perspectives: When Minority Students Take Ownership of Their Education, Expect Great Things

The structure of higher education should be entirely re-imagined, permitting students opportunities to learn beyond classroom walls. Such a change would not only benefit all students, but would have profound positive consequences for first-generation and underrepresented minority students.

August 29, 2006

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Report: College Access For Low-Income Minorities Could Get Worse

A new report warns that a number of factors at the federal, state and institutional levels are likely to converge in the coming decade…

May 3, 2006

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Colorado Course Limited To Minorities, Others Draw Fire

Colorado Course Limited To Minorities, Others Draw FireBOULDER, Colo. College Republicans are complaining about a University of Colorado class limited to minority and first-generation college students, citing what they call “registration discrimination.” The “School and Society” course in the School of Education meets a general graduation requirement for non-majors. The course has a lengthy waiting […]

August 25, 2004