Four-year graduation rates for first-generation students and first-year retention rates are climbing at Texas A&M University. Retention and graduation rates at the university are increasing across the ...

However, researchers note that first-generation students who do complete their degrees often demonstrate strong motivation to continue their education. According to an RTI International report, 65% of ...

Over half of undergraduates nationally are first-generation college students, according to 2015–16 data from NASPA. Despite making up a significant portion of learners, first-generation students often ...

Are you a first-generation UAB student looking for support, guidance, and community? Then, become a First Blazer! The First Blazers program supports first-gen UAB students at any stage of their ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Sneha Sony, a freshman computer systems engineering major at the University of ...

The First-Generation Pratt Committee is excited to invite you to the inaugural First-Generation Graduation Celebration. This celebration is to recognize, acknowledge, and celebrate the achievements ...

A collegiate education has long been sold as a ticket to economic success. However, as the cost of living rises and student debt balloons to $1.6 trillion, this steep financial burden does not pay off ...

As a first-generation college graduate and the first-ever female, Hispanic president of St. Edward’s University in Austin, I deeply understand the value of higher education for all. Education is a ...

MADISON, Wis. – A first-generation student will earn his law degree at UW–Madison, writing a new chapter not just for himself but for generations to come. “Being a first-generation law student is just ...

Every spring, when the graduation TikToks come for my tear ducts, I don't try to run. Through my every sniffle and gasp, I embrace the sheer, unadulterated pride parading across my phone screen. I ...

Discover how Reuben Lefa Masia, a first-generation graduate from a small town in Limpopo, turned his lifelong dream of ...

Graduation — whether from high school, college or a master’s program — is a special time in anyone's life, so you want to honor that achievement accordingly. But if you want to buy a milestone gift ...