Across California’s public colleges and universities, one nearly universal admissions factor — first-generation status — is still up to debate because no one can agree how to define it. The phrase ...

Colleges can’t agree on how to define “first generation” students. And maybe that’s OK, according to a team of researchers. But institutions must be aware of even small differences in backgrounds — ...

Let’s imagine that you’re reading an application from a prospective college student whose mother never enrolled at a postsecondary institution and whose father earned a bachelor’s degree. Would you ...

As the daughter of a single mother who started college but wasn’t able to finish her degree, Natalie Lebron-Marines was unsure whether to check yes or no when answering the question about ...

When you do something that no one's done before, you're setting a precedent. You're the blueprint — the start of a new legacy. And if you're setting a precedent as the first person to do or achieve ...

Understanding the experiences and needs of first-generation college students can be a challenge for college and institutional leaders, in part because there is no common definition of a ...

A recent report asks first-generation college students who are Mexican American to define what educational attainment means for them and what helps them achieve success. As higher education grows ...

As more housing and mortgage authorities seek to expand the scope of homeownership to those who have never purchased a home before, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and the Federal Housing ...

The Center for First-generation Student Success announced the advancement of University of Texas Permian Basin to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. UTPB was chosen based upon its ...

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