First Gen

Nobody could have planned for this — certainly not teenagers looking forward to college.

It seems many colleges are hoping to avoid refunding large amounts of money out of fear about how it’ll impact the budget.

This past week we’ve all seen the consequences of colleges not having robust support systems in place for first-generation and low-income students.

A university education used to be a prestigious path to a professional job, but now it is the only way to achieve many positions.

One in three college freshman struggle with their mental health and 64% of college dropouts surveyed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness said they left school for a mental health-related reason.

When you’re supposed to live up to the expectation that you will achieve something your parents weren’t able to, your relationship to them can become complicated.

First-gen students often experience periods of culture shock when adjusting to campus life.

The college admissions process leads to a number of hurdles and questions for first-generation students.

Asking for the definition of a first-generation student can yield a variety of different answers.