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Report: First-generation college students graduate at lower rates

(The Center Square) First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers.

She was a first-generation college grad. Now, she has $55,000 in student loans and is postponing having kids.

Eryn Bostwick said that her high student-loan payments have prevented her from moving forward with IVF treatment.
Inside Higher Ed

Programming for First-Gen Students of All Degree Paths

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 ...
dailyyonder.com

Q&A: College as a First-Generation, Rural Student

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) ...

$20,000 scholarship opens for first-generation students

First-generation college students have three weeks to apply for a $20,000 scholarship ...
The Red & Black

Attending UGA as a first-generation student

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In a world where higher education is often seen as the key to success, first ...
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Caddo Parish student named first recipient of first-generation scholarship

Macey Duncan, a Physician Assistant Studies student at LSU Health Shreveport, has been awarded the inaugural Margaret Shehee ...