During the first week of November, universities nationwide celebrate the resilient and thriving community of students who are first in their family to pursue a four-year degree in the United States.

UC Santa Cruz Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) is proud to celebrate National First-Generation Week, taking place November 3–7, with a series of events honoring the resilience, leadership, and ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is celebrating National First-Generation College Student Week with a series of events recognizing students who are the first in their families to pursue a ...

Students who are the first in their family to attend college are called first-generation students. At Keene State, 49% of our undergraduate students are among the first generation in their families to ...

First-generation and low-income students celebrated last week with wellness events, social gatherings, and free food galore in the lead-up to National First-Generation College Celebration Day on ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Institute of Educational Opportunities at Montana Tech will host a series of events November 5–7 to celebrate first-generation college students, staff and faculty. The events ...

For many first-generation college students, the path to higher education is anything but straightforward. A first-generation student is a person whose parents did not complete a four-year degree. And ...

First-generation students can often feel alone or isolated on their college campuses, but a new initiative at the University of Texas, San Antonio, seeks to put first-generation student athletes in ...

I am a first-generation high school graduate. That means I come from a family where the road to higher education wasn’t paved by my parents. My journey wasn’t inherited—it was imagined. I had to ...

First-generation college students*, faculty, and staff are invited to stop by to join in celebration of National First-Generation College Celebration Day. *A first-gen student is any student whose ...