Tag: First-Generation College Students: Page 3

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UPenn and Stanford Seniors Named 2019 Rhodes Scholars

Anea B. Moore, a senior sociology and urban studies major at University of Pennsylvania (UPenn); and Kristina Correa, a senior biology major honors student at Stanford University; have been named 2019 Rhodes Scholars. Moore, who lost both her parents while in high school and college, is a first-generation college student and has served as co-president […]

November 19, 2018

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Six Lessons to Succeed as a First-Generation College Student

More than 35 years ago, I packed everything I could fit into the old Pontiac Catalina my grandparents helped me buy and drove halfway across the country to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder). I did not know what I was doing. I had to figure college out on my own because I believed that I could become the first in my family to earn a degree, and I had to find it in myself to be brave enough to try.

November 14, 2018

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Responding to Misconceptions of Being a Graduate Student

Sometimes I get frustrated with myself because I am unable to explain my experiences in higher education to my family and peers. As a first-generation college student, explaining my day-to-day life as a student is challenging. While my family was really supportive and proud that I wanted to pursue a master’s degree, they didn’t really understand the field of higher education or what I can do with that degree.

November 5, 2018

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New Innovative Grant at Cal Poly Pomona Raised Graduation Rates, Lowered Equity Gaps

After establishing an innovative Summer Completion Initiative Grant, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), accomplished the initiative’s mission of providing the required classes and support necessary to help students with 8 units or less complete their degree. The program had a 93 percent graduation rate. Last spring, the university reached out to […]

November 1, 2018

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Celebrations for First-Gen Students Expand in Year Two

The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), in partnership with the Center for First-Generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, has announced the second annual First-Generation College Celebration.

October 22, 2018