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 ...

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 ...

Midland College is offering new programs and hosting informational sessions to help first-generation students and their families navigate college and succeed. First-generation college students are the ...

The First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) is held annually across the country on Nov. 8 to raise awareness of first-generation students and commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act of ...

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 ...

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 ...