Mahogany Hodge is a mother, an entrepreneur, a teacher, a musician and so much more. This year, she also became a first-generation college graduate, fulfilling a dream of breaking generational curses ...

First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers. However, a new study reveals they still face significantly lower graduation rates than peers ...

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 ...

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in inner-city Boston, Alexandra Bernadotte was the first person in her family to go to college. “When the letter from Dartmouth came, we treated the moment ...

Inside a Denver hotel ballroom, students who are the first in their family to attend or graduate college are doing something out of the comfort zone of many of them. They’re making connections at a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — About one-third of the more than 19,000 undergraduates at the University at Buffalo are the first in their family to attend college. This percentage has grown steadily over the past ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - First-generation college students have three weeks to apply for a $20,000 scholarship. The ...

Congratulations on wrapping up your first year here at Bates! As you approach the milestone of your first summer in college, you may be feeling a whirlwind of emotions. This first year might feel like ...

PORTAGE, MI -- In his first speech to the Portage Public Schools staff as their new superintendent, Johnny Edwards had his father nearby. Edwards used the opportunity to tell his family story and his ...