A growing body of research suggests that first-generation students face a unique set of challenges when it comes to applying to, enrolling in and persisting through college. Students who are the first ...

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・Federal law defines a first-generation college student as someone whose parent or parents did not complete a four-year degree, but colleges sometimes use their own definitions. ・First-generation ...

Growing up, education was one of the most important things in my household. My mom is a Jamaican immigrant, my dad is from the South Side of Chicago and my parents met while enlisted in the Navy.

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. Across California’s public colleges and universities, one nearly universal ...