Getting a college education isn’t easy, but it can be especially challenging for first-generation college students.

(The Center Square) – First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers. However, a new study reveals they still face significantly lower graduation ...

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) ...

First-generation students make up about one-third of college applicants, according to 2024 data from the Common App, but only 24 percent of first-generation college students graduate with a bachelor’s ...

First-generation college students face many unique challenges when trying to navigate their collegiate experience. Florida ...

I'm a first-generation graduate student who enrolled in Columbia Journalism School. While there, some of my classmates were rich and didn't have to work part-time like I did. I struggled to fit in ...

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 ...

A reflection on what crossing into elite schooling offered one student, what it took, and the intergenerational residue of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — About one-third of the more than 19,000 undergraduates at the University at Buffalo are the first in their family to attend college. This percentage has grown steadily over the past ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In a world where higher education is often seen as the key to success, first ...