First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers. However, a new study ...

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 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 ...

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Franklin College has been awarded a $1.36 million grant aimed at leveling the playing field for students who need it most.

First-Generation College Students ("First-Gen") are those who are attending college and have parents that did not complete a four year degree, regardless of other education obtained within the family ...

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2,484,000 first-year undergraduate students enrolled at colleges and universities in the U.S. last year, bringing the total number of U ...

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Heavy-drinking students damage their pals’ physical and mental health as well as their own, according to new research.

It means that neither your parents/guardians or grandparents attended college and earned a four-year degree. Being a first generation college student means you are a trailblazer, a pioneer, and it is ...