In 2021, Senator Raphael Warnock from Georgia introduced a bipartisan resolution in support to designate November 8 as National First-Generation College Celebration Day. The resolution passed on ...

When you do something that no one's done before, you're setting a precedent. You're the blueprint — the start of a new legacy. And if you're setting a precedent as the first person to do or achieve ...

Mathias Mulumba likes to let people know about the times he failed the GED or how his first math class at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction had him “seeing stars.” CMU “put me in the lowest ...

Navigating college can be a nerve-racking and stressful process for students, and first-generation students are no exception. However, for first-generation students — as the first in their families to ...

・Federal law defines a first-generation college student as someone whose parent or parents did not complete a four-year degree, but colleges sometimes use their own definitions. ・First-generation ...

There are several resources on campus for first-generation and low-income students. From funding opportunities to a student-run resource center, we can help you settle in to college life. At Smith, we ...

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 ...

First-generation students may have more obstacles to success in college if they lack family members who have been to college and can offer guidance. But researchers say the federal definition for ...