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Fall 2021 First-Generation Welcome Letter

UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

A message from the First-Generation Student Working Group Co-Chairs, Christabelle Dragoo and Angela Rovak. Dear First-Generation Students, Faculty, and Staff –. Welcome to the start of Fall 2021! We invite you to join us for the 2021 First Generation Celebration on Monday, November 8, 2021 from 11:00am to 1:00pm.

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Research Reveals Ways to Improve Mental Health Support for First-Generation Students

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Research Reveals Ways to Improve Mental Health Support for First-Generation Students April 11, 2023 — by Holly Hexter Colleges can do more to help first-generation students address mental health challenges as they transition to campus life, an Ohio State University researcher says. Sergeev emigrated to the U.S.

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Common App Sets Goal to Increase Reach to Low-Income Students, Publishes Findings of Pilot Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the 2021-22 application cycle, Common App reached 350,000 below-median income students. One of these pilots was Common App’s Direct Admissions Program, which proactively admitted qualifying first-generation and middle-to-low-income students into the program’s network of schools on a conditional basis. labor force.

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Excelencia in Education Publishes Analysis about Today's Latino College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latino college students are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to leave college having earned their degrees, according to a new report from Excelencia in Education. had received an associate degree or higher in 2021-22, only 27% of Latinos had done the same.

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Legacy Looms Large in College Admissions, Perpetuating Inequities in College Access

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

considered legacy status during the 2021-2022 academic year. In the 2021-2022 academic year, 2.1 Additional admissions guidance or financial support should be targeted to first-generation students and students from low-income backgrounds. How widespread are legacy admissions policies?

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A Persevering Spirit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“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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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Overall first-time graduate enrollment fell almost 5% from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022, along with decreases in first-time enrollment among underrepresented minorities (URM), according to a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS). from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022. and those enrolling full-time fell 3.7% increase). "In