For Abanoub Armanious, the journey to public health wasn’t mapped out in advance. As a first-generation graduate student at ...

After college, I was unemployed for years. I landed my first full-time job, but I feel like I'm leaving my fellow Gen Zers ...

First-generation students are twice as likely to leave college without completing a bachelor’s degree than their peers, even if they come from higher-income backgrounds and come to college ...

Each year on November 8, colleges and universities across the country recognize National First-Generation College Student Day, a celebration of students who are the first in their families to pursue ...

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 ...

Florida International University has been named one of 18 champions of first-generation student success in 2025 by FirstGen Forward, a nationwide initiative by NASPA (the National Association for ...

Labeling a college applicant “first generation” has long been a way to identify students who may need extra support navigating college life. But new research from Common App suggests that binary first ...

Doug Stark of central Wyoming knew he wanted to farm after high school but quickly had a hard reality check. “The first year I kind of dabbled at it a little bit–I rented a farm and used my dad’s ...