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 ...

First-Generation student Stephanie Martinez hugs Jennifer Herring, associate director of Student Impact Initiatives, at the celebration marking five years of First-Gen initiatives at UNG. Martinez ...

UC Santa Cruz Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) is proud to celebrate National First-Generation Week, taking place November 3–7, with a series of events honoring the resilience, leadership, and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Merelyn Chavez never owned a computer before she enrolled at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023. She grew up in Greeley, the daughter of Mexican ...