FSU hosted an conference for first-generation students, serving as a source of encouragement for students seeking academic ...

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Basta will help connect first-generation college students to strong first jobs through an investment from The Leon Levine ...

Proponents of the state’s early college program say exposing teenagers, especially first-generation and low-income students, ...

This story has been updated. When no one in your family has gone to college, applying to a higher education institution and choosing a career can feel confusing and intimidating. Some students also ...

Mara Tieken's new book Educated Out Educated Out shares the stories of nine rural, first-generation students navigating life at an elite liberal arts college. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College) ...

Two years ago, Boston College created Messina College, a unique program offering first-generation, high-financial-need students a two-year associate’s degree with a pathway to the 4-year college. But ...

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2,484,000 first-year undergraduate students enrolled at colleges and universities in the U.S. last year, bringing the total number of U ...

Jayla Ward is a freshman at Northern Illinois University. About half the students in the class each fall are the first in their families to attend college. Every fall, more than 1,500 first-year ...