As a first-generation college student, I feel pressure to make my family proud. I'm an honors student entering my senior year, and I use my circumstances as motivation. Here's what I've learned, from ...

Every year, Purdue University welcomes thousands of first-generation college students to campus. In 2022, approximately 16% of Purdue undergraduate students self-identified as first-generation.

FirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success, today announced the release of the first research brief in its new series, First-generation Student Success: A Landscape ...

This year, 79 students are participating in the weeklong camp. Fifty-seven of them are first-generation college students, making up 72% of the attendees.

Mount Allison University is helping students who are the first in their families to attend university with a new program that is designed to steer them away from potential obstacles to their success.

IES Abroad: A great resource for students going abroad, including blog posts by first-gen students. Center for Cultural Connections & Community: Comprehensive services and innovative programs that ...

At Midland College, about 26% of students were first-generation students; however, this number pulls from student self-reporting, meaning that the number could be higher.

Florida International University has been named one of 18 champions of first-generation student success in 2025 by FirstGen Forward, a nationwide initiative by NASPA (the National Association for ...