Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. Seventy-two and a half percent of the students in the program are first-generation college students and 75% are Pell grant eligible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A commitment to the work It’s that kind of commitment to equity issues that has inspired Jean, who has been at the university since 2011. In 2020, Jean moved to the office of the provost, where his work has focused primarily on limited income and first-generation students.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In 2011, Christina Westbrook was hit by a car during her first semester as a transfer student at Illinois State University. Not only was she still adjusting to a new environment, but she was also navigating college as a first-generation student. Blog How TRIO Turned a Teen Dad into a First-Generation College Graduate.

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The LTC Blog

AUGUST 27, 2017

Employ social-psychological interventions to help students manage academic setbacks and address concerns about belonging : (From Yeager & Walton “Social-psychological interventions in education: They’re not magic”, Review of Educational Research 2011 ).

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 9, 2024

Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline A Conversation With Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven Elana Thu, 08/15/2024 - 18:01 Image College to Career First Generation Weekly Wisdom Braven is an inspiring organization: a nonprofit that partners with higher education institutions to guide their graduates into the workforce.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

But this prize has been around since I think 2010, 2011. And what we learned is that stepping onto a college campus for the first time can be terrifying and confusing, especially for first generation students. The second was Imperial Valley College from California. And we didn't collect any quantitative data.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

I'm a former foster child, and I'm a student who struggled with food insecurities and housing insecurities, and I'm a first-generation college student, but I went to Sac State and it was an environment where I had mentors and people who supported me, and programs and services that I benefited from,” Wood said in an interview with Diverse.

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COE

MAY 10, 2024

The new report also highlights disparities in degree completion rates based on socioeconomic status, with first-generation and low-income students facing significant barriers to persistence and graduation. the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico. Its membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies.

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Timely MD

AUGUST 26, 2022

were white, compared with 69% of all undergraduate students in 2011. It includes students from affluent families, those from low-income households, as well as an increasing number of first-generation college students who may need additional support. First-generation students Fifty-six percent of U.S. Salvadoran, 3.9%

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Timely MD

AUGUST 26, 2022

were white, compared with 69% of all undergraduate students in 2011. It includes students from affluent families, those from low-income households, as well as an increasing number of first-generation college students who may need additional support. First-generation students. Fifty-six percent of U.S.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MARCH 10, 2025

The recent cancellation of critical postsecondary studies conducted by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) will have dire effects on our understanding of the realities of todays college students especially those who are veterans, parents, working, or first-generation.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 7, 2024

Number two, I’d served on that campus from 2008 until 2011 and loved it dearly. Number one, you get that call; you're going to say yes. We quickly found that it was far more severe than anyone realized, that Henderson was on the brink of closure. We got to work, and then COVID hit, and that exacerbated an already bad situation.

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