Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Of them, 2,718 were first-generation college students. Among the larger two-year programs are law enforcement, nursing and human services. There are definitely ways to strengthen these policies, including conducting extensive research on implementation, communication and student experiences accessing state funding.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

Disaggregated research on how civic engagement pedagogies impact students of color, rural, low-income, and first-generation students is also sparse. There is another hole in civic engagement research: a lack of real consensus around the definition of civic or community engagement. Dr. Ioana G. Hulbert, researcher at Ithaka S+R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

According to Bill Imada, chief connectivity officer of the IW Group, a multicultural marketing agency, and moderator of the panel, the students that he’s meeting are seeking authenticity. “They come in saying that they want a company that is definitive about their purpose, knows who they are, and not only talks about it, but shows it,” he said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

She became the first in her family to attend college, struggling through first-generation woes like the unfamiliarity with FAFSA, scholarships, or even how to pay for her attendance. Larry Mayo (DePaul University) Education: B.A. For Cureton, education was the key to living her dreams.

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Active Minds

JUNE 22, 2023

I occasionally volunteer with my local Habitat for Humanity and urban farm, but if I had the time, I would invest more heavily in it. I really resonated with the main character, and reading it helped me feel closer to my culture as a first-generation immigrant. I really want to learn gardening and carpentry. I move constantly.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Career services offices, like higher education more broadly, have struggled with access and opportunity issues for first-generation and low-income students. One result of this effort was the definition of robust campus-employer partnerships, co-created by BGEE campus teams, EWG members, and students.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

EAB · How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence the College Journey LEARN ABOUT COLLEGE GREENLIGHT College Greenlight is the nation's largest community of professionals supporting and recruiting first-generation, lower-income, and historically underserved students. Why do you need that? What do you do?

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