first-generation

The Hidden Curriculum for FGLI Students

Many first-generation, low-income individuals just starting college face a wide range of unexpected challenges that are left unacknowledged at an institutional level.…

September 12, 2021

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Mentorship Programs Can Help First-Generation College Students Stay on Track

Danielle Kuzel, Florida State University

The pandemic has made resources even harder to access for first-gen students who are already at a disadvantage. Apple's new Launch program can help alleviate some of that.…

January 10, 2021

‘Loveboat, Taipei’ Explores Feeling Disconnected From Your Culture

Michelle Young, Simon Fraser University

The heartwarming young adult novel follows an Asian American teenager caught between the culture of the United States and her parents' homeland.…

May 14, 2020

Omar Apollo: The Music Industry Meets a First-Generation Mexican-American

Amber Amortegui, Palm Beach Atlantic University

This crooner’s heavily soulful sound is filled with hard work and heartbreak.…

August 1, 2019

Should First-Generation College Students Receive More Financial Aid?

Brittany Sims, Temple University

If college life wasn’t stressful enough, the insurmountable burden of tuition costs should be the least of these student’s problems.…

February 13, 2018

Getting a Leg up on Equal Opportunities

Shashank Rao, University of Michigan

Yale senior Lauren LaMonica is combining her love for public health with her passion for fostering class equity for first-generation and lower-income students.…

January 1, 2018

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