Colleges have moved on from the pandemic, but a cohort of students is catching up.

Bluffton University hosted a “Why College?” forum featuring reflections from a panel of first-generation college graduates ...

First-generation students face a host of barriers when they go to college. Terms commonly used in higher ed, like “registrar,” “provost” or “credit hours,” can be mystifying. They’re confronted with a ...

First-generation students are twice as likely to leave college without completing a bachelor’s degree than their peers, even if they come from higher-income backgrounds and come to college ...

The First Generation College Celebration is held annually on Nov. 8. First-generation students have unique strengths and challenges, and it can be very helpful for you to connect with people who share ...

Mara Tieken's new book Educated Out Educated Out shares the stories of nine rural, first-generation students navigating life at an elite liberal arts college. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College) ...

Kameron Young arrived on campus last summer like many other first-year college students, cautiously optimistic.

More than 40% of higher education students are older than 22, and almost 70% are holding down jobs while taking courses, finds a new report on the "new majority" college student. Nontraditional ...

It means that neither your parents/guardians or grandparents attended college and earned a four-year degree. Being a first generation college student means you are a trailblazer, a pioneer, and it is ...