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Supporting First-Generation and Low-Income Students Beyond the College Acceptance Letter

Department of Education Homeroom Blog

First-generation and low-income college students were burdened with the struggle to pay expensive college fees for a virtual education while being separated from on-campus resources and in-person support from students and. Continue Reading.

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Expanding Horizons: The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders ProgramĀ 

COE

For first-generation and low-income students, these programs can be life-changing, offering experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Abroad Program exemplified the power of study abroad for first-generation and low-income students.

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Teaching low-income and first-generation college students

The LTC Blog

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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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey

COE

When people ask me about my work, they often wonder if my motivation stems from being a low-income, first-generation college student myself. My new role as the president of COE is both exhilarating and daunting as I know I will encounter new challenges that have broad implications for our students.

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Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas

COE

A graduate of theā€Æ University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college.ā€Æ

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Young Doctors Project Hosts 11th Annual White Coat Ceremony: ā€œI kept him alive long enough for him to have a chance to live.ā€

COE

Growing up around family members who worked in TRIO, a federal program that provides student support resources to first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities, he modeled the program after Upward Bound. ” appeared first on Council for Opportunity in Education.

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TRIO Alumna and Community Advocate Nkauj Iab Yang Works to Advance Equity ā€œSo All Communities Can Thriveā€

COE

Yang, whose parents are Hmong refugees from Laos , says the TRIO programs are critical for low-income students and families like hers to erase barriers to college access and allow students to envision themselves and their futures in unforeseen ways. Faces of TRIO Collette Yellow Robe: From academic probation to Ph.D

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