Report: First-generation college students graduate at lower rates

First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers. However, a new study ...
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What Does First Generation Mean? A First-Gen Student Guide

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 ...
Inside Higher Ed

Programming for First-Gen Students of All Degree Paths

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 ...
Detroit Free Press

American College of Education Alumna and First-Generation Graduate Receives 2025 Alumni Achievement Award

CEO, adjunct professor and educational leader, Dr. Belinda Reyes, was honored at the 2025 commencement ceremony. INDIANAPOLIS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / American College of Education® ...
Inside Higher Ed

In Praise of Being First-Gen

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 ...