Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. All Latino students from the Fall 2014 cohort graduated with a B.A. Natacha DePaola, professor of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Tech.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Since launching in 2014, UIA institutions have increased the number of graduates of color produced annually by 93% and the number of low-income graduates produced annually by 50%, resulting in 118,000 more graduates than projected. College to Career. Completion Grants. Proactive Advising.

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Timely MD

MARCH 4, 2024

I am a first-generation college student, whose parents instilled from a very young age the importance of a college education. In 2014, the position was elevated to Associate Vice President for Student Success in Academic Affairs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When LaShelle Williams-Franklin arrived at Howard University as a first-generation college student from Cleveland, Ohio, she had her academic LaShelle Williams-Franklin plan perfectly mapped out. They pressed upon me the importance of education, but we didnt know about the financial piece that accompanies going to college.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In 2014, lower courts ruled in the schools’ favor, finding that their policies complied with Supreme Court precedents. Examples include programs designed specifically to engage low-income and first-generation students. SCOTUS’ current deliberations are considering whether those precedents themselves should be overturned.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2022

During Secretary Duncan's tenure in federal government, one of his notable accomplishments was establishing the First in the World Award , which recognized the prevalence of adult learners, working students, students from underserved groups, and first-generation students in higher ed, and incentivized collaboration for student success innovation.

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