Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

The interviews with the first-generation college-going Mexican Americans were conducted in a specific manner so as to best gather testimonios , a manner grounded in Chicana feminist theories and indigenous theories, Trejo said. She then offers a series of recommendations that other schools can take to improve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

Kim Hughes, director of the UTeach Institute at the University of Texas “What we have learned is when you require students to spend more time or more money to become a teacher, it becomes a barrier, especially for first-generation students, low-income students, and students of color. Early response to the program has been strong.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The PSSG – it was first funded in 2022 via the Consolidated Appropriations Act – recognizes and awards funds to institutions that propose to use the grant for evidence-based reforms and practices in pursuit of bolstering student participation, retention, transfer, and completion rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Tying eligibility to participation in its TRIO College Success Program, the scholarship program gives each recipient – a first-generation student – $3,000 a year, renewable for up to two years. So, many of our students come to us – they’re first-time students, first-generation, working full-time, parenting.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. “If “It was a matter in many cases of asking the students, ‘What do you need?’” Watford says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Delgado is himself a child of immigrants and a first-generation college-goer. The grant will run through 2027, and has allowed The Mount to hire support staff for tutoring and the development of new academic modules that support STEM specialists.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

For underrepresented groups such as first-generation college students, students of color, LGBTQIA+ students, and those from low-income backgrounds additional pressures and other factors like stigma or lack of awareness, often compound these challenges and cause students to hold back from seeking the care and support they need to thrive.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Title: First Generation Scholarships and General Scholarship Essay Tips. How to pay can be one of the most stressful aspects of navigating a college degree for many first-generation college students. The Osher Re-Entry/Crankstart ( [link] ) is often a scholarship first-generation, nontraditional students apply to.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

Within the context of TRIO programs, this research will focus on identifying institutional assets and barriers affecting first-generation and low-income learners’ career growth and developing an evidence-based theoretical model toward increasing awareness about institutional capacity.

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Knack

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Her parents’ dream became her goal, and that propelled her through middle and high school and to her pre-med track as a first-generation student in college. Jen’s desire to become a doctor started in elementary school when, because her math and science marks were always high, her parents would say, “Jen’s so smart.

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Scholarship America

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

I want to be able to take care of them as they get older and as a first-generation college student, I hope to make my parents proud of me.” She has also volunteered tutoring students in math and science. “Her total commitment to learning and work ethic truly stand out.” Her parents have much to be proud of. Vy maintains a 3.9

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By Don Heller, Gigi Jones, and Abby Miller The recent dismantling of affirmative action and the COVID pandemic highlighted the barriers preventing underserved, underrepresented students – students of color and those who are low-income and first-generation – from enrolling in college.

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Close the Gap Foundation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As a tutor back in high school, Jasmine knew that she has always liked helping people. With the population of her students being mostly first generation and/or low-income, Jasmine understands the difficulties and challenges her students face based on her shared experience. What brought you to education?

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Many first-generation college students I have worked with often express they are not sure what steps to take to prepare for graduate or professional schools. I can still remember the very first time I heard about graduate school. I can relate! If you did not do as well as you had hoped in a class, don’t despair.

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COE

APRIL 17, 2024

My first meeting with Terri, who was then the assistant director, made me feel supported and empowered to face whatever obstacle came my way – knowing I had a community of teachers and counselors who wouldn’t let me fail. welcomes their perspectives. Faces of TRIO Collette Yellow Robe: From academic probation to Ph.D

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COE

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

They offered her free tutoring, which allowed her to complete coursework and finish her degree. Click to view the page: How TRIO Turned a Teen Dad into a First-Generation College Graduate. Blog How TRIO Turned a Teen Dad into a First-Generation College Graduate. by Maura Casey.

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COE

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

She joined the Student Support Services team as a writing advisor and academic tutor from 2017 to 2018, was named the TRIO Achiever in 2018, and was awarded the 2018 Helping Hands Award. Click to view the page: How TRIO Turned a Teen Dad into a First-Generation College Graduate. by Maura Casey.

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COE

OCTOBER 31, 2023

When I finally received the astronaut nod, I was overjoyed and proud of my roots as an Upward Bound TRIO student and tutor. The Student Supportive Services programs provided me with essential tutors in physics and calculus, subjects I desperately needed help with. I was actively involved in tutoring these students.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes. According to a survey conducted by EAB, 28% of first-generation students reported not feeling mentally prepared for college.

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Close the Gap Foundation

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Sharing similar motivations, Rhonda found Close the Gap as an opportunity to give back and help first-generation, low-income students. I was tutoring her after school. Let's meet Rhonda A high school counselor based in Santa Fe, Texas, Rhonda Price joined Close the Gap’s inaugural Board of Educators in March 2021.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For those of you who haven't heard of College Greenlight, the simplest way to describe it is that we're a network of partners dedicated to supporting first generation, lower income and historically underserved students on their path to and through higher education.

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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. A tutoring center, peer mentoring, alumni networks, all these.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

And what we learned is that stepping onto a college campus for the first time can be terrifying and confusing, especially for first generation students. Not all students know about those things.

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EAB

AUGUST 8, 2023

A current Michigan student joins the discussion toward the end to share his journey as an aspiring first-generation college student and the impact that the fly-in weekend had on him. Support systems, I think, our academic success team, how could they get a math tutor, if that's what they need or a writing help. Speaker 1: Hello.

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COE

MARCH 14, 2024

Hamm Although not a TRIO alumnus himself, with hard work and the support of quality educators and mentors, Secretary Cardona became a first-generation college graduate. Although not a TRIO alumnus himself, with hard work and the support of quality educators and mentors, Secretary Cardona became a first-generation college graduate.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

Congress created the TRIO programs because it recognized that low-income, first-generation students often face significant financial and societal obstacles to accessing and achieving success in higher education. I have long supported the TRIO programs and worked to ensure they reach the most needed students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2022

It’s very exciting to see MSIs get the attention they deserve given the role they play in educating low-income, first generation, and students of color—as well as the contributions they make to society at large.” TRIO programs, which include Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Service, got a $54 million increase to $1.2

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COE

MARCH 10, 2023

President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget March 10, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones The proposed increase will help put many first-generation, low-income students on the path to college access, success, and the American Dream. It is said that a budget reflects one’s values.

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