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Wake Forest Supporting First-Generation Students Via Magnolia Scholars Program

by Sarah Wood | January 15, 2020 With the rise in tuition costs, Wake Forest University looked to develop an opportunity for all Read more

Study Finds Imposter Syndrome Higher Among First Generation Students

by Jessica Ruf | January 13, 2020
Imposter syndrome describes the unfounded belief that one is unworthy of his or her accomplishm [...] Read more

University of New Haven Partners With New Haven Promise to Offer More Scholarships

by Sarah Wood | January 7, 2020
The University of New Haven recently partnered with New Haven Promise to provide students an ex [...] Read more

San José City College Names Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng its Next President

by Jessica Ruf | November 26, 2019
San José City College (SJCC) has appointed Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng as its next president. Tom [...] Read more

Albion College Receives Largest Donation in School History

by Sarah Wood | October 29, 2019
Albion College received $8 million from former CEO of Eaton Corporation Alexander “Sandy” C [...] Read more

ACT and Univision Team Up to Expand Hispanic Access to Higher Education

by Sara Weissman | September 13, 2019
While Hispanic students make up nearly a fifth of the U.S. student population, they meet ACT Co [...] Read more

Two Nonprofits That Help Low-Income Students Are Merging

by Sara Weissman | August 16, 2019
College Access Now, a Seattle-based, regionally focused nonprofit, will become a part of Colleg [...] Read more

Michelle Obama’s Education Initiative Hosts Annual Summit

by Sarah Wood | July 23, 2019
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was the highlight of the Reach Higher Initiative program at it [...] Read more

Corporate Model ‘Chipping Away’ at Essence of Academy: Five Issues

by Joseph Sanacore | July 22, 2019
As universities nationwide are implementing the corporate model, faculty need to deal with issu [...] Read more

Success Comes At A Price

by Tyler Hallmark | March 7, 2019
While the number of low-socioeconomic status (SES) and first-generation students attending gra [...] Read more

Dear Educators/Administrators: EVERY Student is a Scholar

by Daniel Jean | October 30, 2018
I am urging my fellow academicians from this day forth to address all learners in your classroo [...] Read more

Celebrations for First-Gen Students Expand in Year Two

by Lois Elfman | October 22, 2018
The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), in partnership with the Center for First-Genera [...] Read more

New UVA President Promises Free Tuition for Students Whose Parents Make Under $80K

by Monica Levitan |
James E. Ryan, the new president of The University of Virginia (UVA) pledged to waive tuition f [...] Read more

Mexican-American Professor Aims to Be ‘Agent of Ethnic Mobility’

| October 2, 2018
She was born to a mother who left school after the third grade to work. Her late father attende [...] Read more

First-Generation University Adult Learners and the Choice of an Online Learning Model

by Yoram Neumann | October 1, 2018
Access, success and affordability of higher education are main topics of discussion among polic [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice