Inside Higher Ed

Programming for First-Gen Students of All Degree Paths

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 ...
Inside Higher Ed

Connecting First-Gen Faculty and Students

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 ...
Colorado Public Radio

Colorado wants to recognize first-generation students, this university wants to make sure they succeed

Mathias Mulumba likes to let people know about the times he failed the GED or how his first math class at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction had him “seeing stars.” CMU “put me in the lowest ...
The Denver Post

CU Boulder’s support for first-generation students is the “best-kept secret” the university has, leaders say

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Merelyn Chavez never owned a computer before she enrolled at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023. She grew up in Greeley, the daughter of Mexican ...
news.ucsc

Celebrating First-Gen Slugs: Empowering students, strengthening community

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 ...