Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

First generation college students are tasked with the tumultuous role of paving their own road. 5. Ye ("Last Call”, 2004) “I ain't play the hand I was dealt, I changed my cards. Many of your peers will not have this mindset, but that can’t deter you from the goal at hand. This road is often one without guidance or support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. Santiago and Sarita E. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

I'm a first-generation student. López took on another mentor role as assistant director of UT Austin’s University Outreach Centers in Houston after graduating in 2004 with bachelor’s degrees in ethnic studies (Mexican American studies) and Spanish (Hispanic studies). And I'm a product of a lot of outreach work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Between June 2004 and June 2020, almost 12,000 institutions of higher education closed their doors. And because for-profits largely serve first generation students, particularly Latinx and Black students, if you connect the dots, this is why we are seeing such disproportionate negative impact on these large, minority populations.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

One statistic shows that, between 2004 and 2018, the number of Black professors at Penn State stayed roughly the same, from 109 professors to 112. Contributing to that low morale is the pending status of the institution’s MRC, which has helped thousands of first-generation, low-income, and marginalized students find belonging on campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Evolution Liam Dacey, a 2004 graduate of University of Notre Dame (UND), one of the nation’s preeminent Catholic institutions, took steps to transfer after coming out his sophomore year, but changed his mind and instead became an advocate for LGBTQ visibility and acceptance on campus. This academic year, 575 students are being supported.

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Scholarship America

JULY 14, 2023

Scholarship America’s assessment of current research shows us that Pell-eligible, first-generation and BIPOC students who receive scholarships see their chances of graduating go up by 10-12% compared to their peers who don’t. That’s the largest boost of any population.

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