Yardi Systems, a California-based software developer, is partnering with Stony Brook University to establish the Yardi Expanded Cohort Scholars Program. This four‑year program – an expansion of a ...

Higher education can be difficult to navigate, especially if you're the first person in your family to go to college. While first-generation students face unique challenges when applying to and ...

When he was still in high school, Misa Beltran-Guzman, director of first-generation programs at Bates, had a preview of many of the culture shocks experienced by first-gen college students. A ...

Orlando, Fla. - When you’re the first in your family to earn a college degree, it’s a major milestone, not just for you, but for generations to come. According to the National Center for Education ...

FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FACE MANY UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN TRYING TO NAVIGATE THEIR COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE. BUT AS OUR JADE JARVIS SHOWS YOU, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IN BOCA RATON IS MAKING ...

Since her freshman year, Sheila Robledo ’26 of Alton, Texas, has spent a lot of time in Bates’ Student Center for Belonging and Community. “It’s just one of my favorite places on campus, to be honest, ...

When you do something that no one's done before, you're setting a precedent. You're the blueprint — the start of a new legacy. And if you're setting a precedent as the first person to do or achieve ...

The First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) is held annually across the country on Nov. 8 to raise awareness of first-generation students and commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act of ...

Alberto Llamas, an aspiring mariachi leader, encouraged his mother, one of his biggest fans, to return to college.