Inside Higher Ed

Rethinking First-Generation Labels

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 ...
Rutgers University

A First-Generation Student Bridges Disciplines and Finds Mentorship at the School of Public Health

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

First-generation student mentors help peers navigate academics, social life at Bates

Since her freshman year, Sheila Robledo ’26 of Alton, Texas, has spent a lot of time in Bates’ Student Center for Belonging and Community. “It’s just one of my favorite places on campus, to be honest, ...
People

First-Generation Farmer Thought There Was 'Nothing Interesting' About Her Day. Now She's Approached Over This One Viral Moment

Macy Rushing began posting after her brother encouraged her to show people a routine that’s uncommon to most TWILA-TV/Youtube First-generation cattle farmer Macy Rushing is going viral for sharing ...
WBEZ

How this first-gen college student chose her school, geared up for life away from home

Jayla Ward is a freshman at Northern Illinois University. About half the students in the class each fall are the first in their families to attend college. Every fall, more than 1,500 first-year ...

I'm a first-generation college student who refused to quit | Opinion

Being a first-generation college student means that survival is not a metaphor. It is a budget. It is a schedule. It is a ...
Kaleido Scope

Sid Trant, UA System Chancellor, shares his first-generation journey

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s annual First-Generation College Celebration luncheon brought together university administrators, students, faculty, and staff to highlight the resilience and ...
The Texas Tribune

More first-generation students in Texas are applying for college

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I just landed my first job post-college after 2 years of unemployment. I should be excited, but all I feel is survivor's guilt.

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 ...
Smith College

For First Generation and Low-Income Students

First generation (first-gen) students are those who are first in their families to attend a four-year college and low-income students are those whose expected family contributions to their college ...

I'm Gen Z and tired of being told my generation is stupid

Generation Z was branded the first generation to be dumber than the last.
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I’m a First-Generation Millionaire: Here Are the 4 Smartest Financial Decisions I Made

Before becoming a multi-millionaire through a combination of business profits and investment returns, Brice Connors imagined a comfortable but modest financial life, continuing along a path similar to ...