First-generation students make up half of all undergraduates, but only one quarter of them retain and graduate with a degree. A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed ...

Mahogany Hodge is a mother, an entrepreneur, a teacher, a musician and so much more. This year, she also became a first-generation college graduate, fulfilling a dream of breaking generational curses ...

Debbie Ly graduated from the University of Redlands on April 22. Although there may just be one name on Debbie Ly's diploma, she knows that graduating was more than just her accomplishment. On April ...

First To Go hosted events at First-Generation Awareness Week last week on campus. A first-generation student’s parents or guardians do not have a four-year bachelor’s degree from a United States ...

Congratulations on wrapping up your first year here at Bates! As you approach the milestone of your first summer in college, you may be feeling a whirlwind of emotions. This first year might feel like ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — About one-third of the more than 19,000 undergraduates at the University at Buffalo are the first in their family to attend college. This percentage has grown steadily over the past ...

PORTAGE, MI -- In his first speech to the Portage Public Schools staff as their new superintendent, Johnny Edwards had his father nearby. Edwards used the opportunity to tell his family story and his ...

New data shows that Texas' efforts to expand college readiness and affordability are shepherding more students to apply, advancing the state’s essential goal of graduating 60% of working-age Texans ...