Colleges have moved on from the pandemic, but a cohort of students is catching up.

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) ...

First-generation students make up about one-third of college applicants, according to 2024 data from the Common App, but only 24 percent of first-generation college students graduate with a bachelor’s ...

Sandra Bulmer was a first generation college student who had to pay her own way through school. Now she’s leading a college, Southern Connecticut State University, whose students largely mirror her ...

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 ...

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.

(The Center Square) – First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers. However, a new study reveals they still face significantly lower graduation ...

Eryn Bostwick said that her high student-loan payments have prevented her from moving forward with IVF treatment.

Each year on November 8, colleges and universities across the country recognize National First-Generation College Student Day, a celebration of students who are the first in their families to pursue ...

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Macey Duncan, a Physician Assistant Studies student at LSU Health Shreveport, has been awarded the inaugural Margaret Shehee ...