As the first in my family to attend college, I felt a profound commitment to excel academically and gain admission to a top university. Growing up amid the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley, I ...

The University of Texas, San Antonio, designed custom patches for athletes’ uniforms to celebrate their first-generation ...

In addition to her volunteer work with College Now, Baird Adams is the immediate past president of the City Club of Cleveland ...

This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a ...

Sandra Bulmer was a first generation college student who had to pay her own way through school. Now she’s leading a college, Southern Connecticut State University, whose students largely mirror her ...

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is helping expand access to scholarships and tutoring for first-generation college students across Georgia.

When Robert Clay was a student at Pine Forest High School, he dreamed of playing college basketball. But as a first-generation college student, Clay felt the idea of college was overwhelming. He ...

The Coachella Valley and Inland Empire region are home to one of the largest Latino populations in California, yet for many ...

In interviews with ABC News, first-generation college students from low-income families described a financial shock from COVID-19 that’s threatened to upend their dreams.

"We define first-generation on SNHU's campus as a student who does not live with a parent or guardian who earned a bachelor's degree on a traditional college campus," said Dr. Lynn Zlotkowski, a ...