First-generation students face a host of barriers when they go to college. Terms commonly used in higher ed, like “registrar,” “provost” or “credit hours,” can be mystifying. They’re confronted with a ...

First-generation students make up about one-third of college applicants, according to 2024 data from the Common App, but only 24 percent of first-generation college students graduate with a bachelor’s ...

Today’s young people are becoming the first generation in modern Australia to be worse off than the one before them, ...

・Federal law defines a first-generation college student as someone whose parent or parents did not complete a four-year degree, but colleges sometimes use their own definitions. ・First-generation ...

UC Santa Cruz Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) is proud to celebrate National First-Generation Week, taking place November 3–7, with a series of events honoring the resilience, leadership, and ...

Deciding whether to pursue a bachelor’s degree is a monumental choice, especially for students whose parents have not attended college themselves. College opens doors to socio-economic opportunity, ...

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 ...

Six in ten employers admit they've fired at least one Gen Z worker within a month of hiring them. Every few decades, a new generation walks into work and gets blamed for breaking it—ambitious Boomers, ...