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) ...

New Common App research shows that broad first- and continuing-generation labels can mask meaningful differences in student ...

Walking down a blue-speckled carpet in a Framingham hotel on Friday morning, Maximo “Danny” Williams passed booth after booth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PLATTSBURGH — SUNY Plattsburgh will join colleges and universities across the country celebrating first-generation college ...

・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 ...

First-generation students face a host of barriers when they go to college. Terms commonly used in higher ed, like “registrar,” “provost” or “credit hours,” can be mystifying. They’re confronted with a ...

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

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong campus in Savannah marks a milestone in its ongoing effort to recognize and support first-generation college students. The institution ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of college students are arriving at Appalachian State University this week. The enrollment at the university, which ...

PLATTSBURGH — SUNY Plattsburgh will join colleges and universities across the country celebrating first-generation college students during First-Generation College Celebration Week from Nov. 3 to Nov.

It means that neither your parents/guardians or grandparents attended college and earned a four-year degree. Being a first generation college student means you are a trailblazer, a pioneer, and it is ...