Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. From 2021 to 2024, the percentage of Latinx faculty applicants increased by 15%. An example of an academic support program at Merced is EXCEL!,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Fall term is the start of a new academic year, but it also signals the start of the application cycle for graduate and professional schools. Many first-generation college students I have worked with often express they are not sure what steps to take to prepare for graduate or professional schools. I can relate!

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Castleton Trio

MAY 8, 2020

The college search and application processes were mysterious, and paying for college seemed impossible. I’m first-generation, so no one in my family knew where to start,” she explains. Kontessa found a warm welcome at Castleton’s Academic Support Center (ASC). Ask for help if you need it,” she says. “I

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COE

JULY 9, 2024

The Council invites applicants for the 2025 Thomas R. The TRIO Student Support Services program at Georgia Southern University played a pivotal role in preparing me for success in the internship and beyond by equipping me with essential academic support, leadership skills, and a strong sense of resilience.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Students must proactively know to schedule an advising appointment—quite a big assumption for first-time-in-college or first-generation students. Many community college students are first-generation, first-time-in-college, and juggling competing priorities. Are you offering a modern student experience?

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For those of you who haven't heard of College Greenlight, the simplest way to describe it is that we're a network of partners dedicated to supporting first generation, lower income and historically underserved students on their path to and through higher education. So how do you see them working with students?

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