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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

4. Jay Z (“So Ambitious”, 2009) “I'm different, I can't base what I'm gonna be off of what everybody isn't.” First generation college students are tasked with the tumultuous role of paving their own road. Many of your peers will not have this mindset, but that can’t deter you from the goal at hand.

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The Transformational Power of Higher Education

The University Innovation Alliance

We asked Chancellor Larive her thoughts about keeping people engaged, focused on what they have to do today, and hopeful about what's ahead, and she spoke about the transformational power of higher education: "Higher education changed my life from a low-income, first-generation college student. She earned her Ph.D.