As more housing and mortgage authorities seek to expand the scope of homeownership to those who have never purchased a home before, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and the Federal Housing ...

Colleges can’t agree on how to define “first generation” students. And maybe that’s OK, according to a team of researchers. But institutions must be aware of even small differences in backgrounds — ...

・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 ...

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. Across California’s public colleges and universities, one nearly universal ...

Growing up, education was one of the most important things in my household. My mom is a Jamaican immigrant, my dad is from the South Side of Chicago and my parents met while enlisted in the Navy.

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 ...

Being a student at an Ivy League institution means having the upper hand. Any academic or career-related resource imaginable is available, right at our fingertips, and that privilege is not at all ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The federal government defines a first-generation college student as “an individual both of whose ...

Transitioning from a diverse high school in Boston to Union College in upstate New York—which enrolls about one-quarter students of color, who may also be part of the one-quarter who are ...

Leslie Gonzalez’s path to becoming a doctor was filled with overwhelming pressure, stress and anxiety. Classroom struggles, the challenge of juggling a part-time job and schoolwork — Gonzalez labeled ...

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