Advising First generation Low income student 
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 13, 2023
As a student, as a scholar, as a Black student, as an FLI [first-generation, low-income] student, it was everything that I needed for it to be,” said Kiara Gilbert, who had Glaude as her junior paper and senior thesis adviser. “I Cornel West, and Dr. Nell Painter. “As
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Those lectures became a fundamental first step into his career in higher education, and in 2008, he became special assistant to the director of the TRIO programs at GSU, a series of federally funded programs that assist low-income, first-generation, or otherwise minoritized students attend and graduate college.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 20, 2023
Yet less than 12% of resident 18-to-24-year-old students enrolled in our public universities are Hispanic. We see similar enrollment gaps for African American students, rural students, and low-income students. About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
In the early aughts, Renick says, it was standard practice for student support programs to address equity gaps and low graduation or retention numbers through the creation of targeted programs, like initiatives for first-generation students, and African American male initiatives. postsecondary institutions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Alondra Gonzalez, a second-year student at Wright studying computer science, says participating in EPW has been life-changing. 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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 9, 2023
In explaining the decision, Lafayette’s president Nicole Hurd noted that first-generation and low-income students often have challenges amassing a high number of activities, and are unaware that valuable experiences like caregiving or working can be listed. When they are able to join, they often excel.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds.
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