During the first week of November, universities nationwide celebrate the resilient and thriving community of students who are first in their family to pursue a four-year degree in the United States.

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Institute of Educational Opportunities at Montana Tech will host a series of events November 5–7 to celebrate first-generation college students, staff and faculty. The events ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Marshall University is hosting their annual “First-Gen Day” celebration at 10 a.m. at the Memorial Student Center Plaza. First-gen students are those from a family in which ...

For many first-generation college students, the path to higher education is anything but straightforward. A first-generation student is a person whose parents did not complete a four-year degree. And ...

Saturday, February 28th celebrated National TRIO Day and marked 40 years of spotlighting federal programs designed to help first-generation and low-income stude ...

First-generation students can often feel alone or isolated on their college campuses, but a new initiative at the University of Texas, San Antonio, seeks to put first-generation student athletes in ...

I am a first-generation high school graduate. That means I come from a family where the road to higher education wasn’t paved by my parents. My journey wasn’t inherited—it was imagined. I had to ...

First-generation college students*, faculty, and staff are invited to stop by to join in celebration of National First-Generation College Celebration Day. *A first-gen student is any student whose ...