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 ...

In honor of 21 years of transformative leadership, Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) recently announced the establishment of The President Paul J. LeBlanc First-Generation Scholarship Fund, ...

First-Gen at Purdue University. First-generation students are defined as those students that come from families where their parents or guardians did not complete a four-year college degree. Every year ...

November 8 marked National First-Generation College Student Day, a day that commemorates the Higher Education Act of 1965, which opened doors to higher education for first-generation and low-income ...

This program is dedicated to supporting first-generation scholars with innovative programming that amplifies their diverse voices and builds community at CU Boulder. Students will have opportunities ...

Are you a first-generation UAB student looking for support, guidance, and community? Then, become a First Blazer! The First Blazers program supports first-gen UAB students at any stage of their ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — UMKC's First Gen Den is a place where sophomore Alexia Jaime and freshman Jasmine Galeas visit often. "We're all just hanging out, studying together," Jaime said. "It's a place for ...

In observance of National First-Generation Day on Nov. 8, Dean Reneé Baernstein has announced the winners of the 2024 CAS first-generation awards: Associate Professor of English TaraShea Nesbit (a ...

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 ...

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 ...