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Foundation Receives $1M Gift Supporting First Generation Students

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It provides $200,000 annually over five years for the initiative based on wrap-around support (coaching, mentoring, and scholarships) through the Future Connect Scholarship Program. The gift was made by Tenfold Senior Living founder and principal Brigid Flanigan.

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Intentionality is Key in First-generation Student Success

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As a first-generation college graduate and the first-ever female, Hispanic president of St. We are fully committed to first-generation students, but commitment is just the start. In addition to our CAMP scholars, the number of first-generation students at St.

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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

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Recipients include A Step Beyond, Barrio Logan College Institute, and First Gen Scholars, each receiving $125,000 annually. Two major donations bolster the initiative: an anonymous $1 million gift and a $500,000 matching gift from the Barbara Monroe Scholarship Fund. Since 2017, its Community Scholars Initiative has provided over $1.9

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Ohio Wesleyan Graduate Makes $12 Million Commitment to Benefit First-Generation Students

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Ohio Wesleyan University has received an estate commitment of $12 million to support first-generation college students. Thirty-eight percent of the Class of 2028 are first-generation college students. Ohio Wesleyan is a premier destination for first-generation college students,” said OWU’s President Dr.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

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These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies. Of them, 2,718 were first-generation college students.

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Montana State's Dr. Waded Cruzado Makes History as APLU's First Latina President

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Waded Cruzado historic appointment as she becomes the first Latina to lead the organization. Cruzado, who will assume the role on July 1, brings a deeply personal connection to the land-grant university mission, having begun her higher education journey as a first-generation college student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez.

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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

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Dr. Romn Liera is a rising star in higher education, with a dedication to equity, innovative scholarship and student-centered learni Dr. Romn Liera ning. You are more than how you are being assessed, so find and do what brings you joy as a faculty member. I was asking questions about the structure.