Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. 58% of students are first-generation college, 68% identified as low-income, 63% attend college part-time and 73% work while attending college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

“I kind of defied them a little bit and said, ‘I want to help with peoples’ mental health and talk a little bit about how maybe bullying or trauma or domestic abuse can also impact their actual health, in addition to their physical health,’” says Mendoza, a first-generation Filipino immigrant who came to the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

But even before she began teaching at the collegiate level in 2016, López taught and mentored youth. I'm a first-generation student. As an undergrad at The University of Texas at Austin, she worked with fellow classmates and friends to mentor middle school and high school students throughout Texas.

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The LTC Blog

MARCH 31, 2017

In addition, Abigail Dan, a doctoral student at UBC, wrote an excellent, and widely circulated, blog post with five practical suggestions for those teaching first generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It was most pronounced from 2016 to 2020, where we dropped about 25% of our enrollment. The program reached first-time college goers as well, and 56% of the 2022 promise cohort identify as first-generation. It was a dangerous decay, and Covid pushed it hard nose downward.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JUNE 22, 2019

Veterans are often first-generation students and some are from underserved populations. In fact, the Veterans Affairs and Education Departments signed , but never implemented, a data-sharing agreement in 2016 that would provide data on veteran student loan debt.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. We've recently distilled some of our learning into three UIA playbooks that we invite you to download for free. Proactive Advising.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 20, 2023

Disproportionately, these were students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds. We launched this tool in May 2016 for our incoming students, thinking maybe we'd have 6000, 8000 exchanges with the students before the beginning of fall classes. In four months, we had over 180,000 exchanges.

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

The Seattle Times reports “The proportion [of graduates] who enroll in the fall after they finish high school is down from a high of 70% in 2016 to 63% in 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.” With the ever-rising cost of college, plenty of recent high school graduates are wondering whether it’s all worth it.

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As a first-generation student who grew up in poverty, a scholarship gave me the opportunity to attend college and live an extraordinary life,” said Pérez. Named by a Forbes article in 2019 as the most influential voice in college admission, he strives to build an educational ecosystem that better represents today’s society. “As

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college. We hope you'll let us know what you think of these resources and how we can improve them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 3, 2023

are first-generation college students, according to recent findings from Forbes Advisor. Whitley First-generation college students – defined in the report as students whose parents are without four-year college degrees – make up 56% of the nation’s postsecondary students, the report found.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Since 2016, the AbbVie Immunology Scholarship has been helping reduce the financial burden of college for students impacted by inflammatory diseases. I did not, however, expect to be diagnosed with a chronic inflammatory disease (ID) before finishing my first semester. AbbVie Immunology Scholarship.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

11 Engage Families: During the pandemic, students relied more on their families when making decisions about college, but first-generation students were 23 percent less likely than successive-generation students to name their families as a top resource. This will help to build trust and eliminate confusion.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college. We hope you'll let us know what you think of these resources and how we can improve them.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Cooperativa Latino Credit Union Focus: General. The Cooperativa Latino Credit Union (LCCU) has awarded $455,000 in scholarship awards since 2016. Priority is given to students who have demonstrated financial need or are first-generation students. Haz La U Program Focus: General. You’ll need a minimum GPA of 3.0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. link] This chapter explores the concept of identity-conscious advising and coaching to support the development of First-Generation Black Male College Students during their undergraduate experience. Frazier, R.-M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

From 2016 to 2022, the number of applicants from this demographic nearly doubled, yet acceptance rates remained low, highlighting a critical need for additional support. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students, for example, have historically faced lower admission and graduation rates at the university.

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COE

MAY 10, 2023

Grant teaches English and Drama at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island, the same school from which she and Viola graduated and where in 2016, the street leading to the school was renamed “Viola Davis Way.” My first summer in Upward Bound had such a powerful effect on me.

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