NEWARK, N.J. — By most measures, Sabrina Vasquez is smart. The Kearny, New Jersey, native earned 1330 on her SAT and successfully took AP classes in high school. So when the 18-year-old began the ...

In the fall of 2019, Noro Andriamanalina said she started conversations at the University of Minnesota’s Graduate School to identify the gaps in support services for first-generation students in ...

A panel of six first-generation graduate students spoke to students Thursday as part of First-Generation Week at MSU. The event, developed in collaboration with the MSU Graduate School and ...

Now in its third year, the graduate division Promise Fellowship Program at UC Santa Barbara provides first-generation college students from low-income households with financial support to pursue ...

In the latest series of new programming for first-generation students, several Penn-affiliated organizations are establishing unprecedented intentional resources for first-generation graduate students ...

When the University of Minnesota delayed opening first-year student dorms and instituted COVID-19 protocol for incoming students, the Graduate Hotel Minneapolis created a new plan to house students.

Navigating graduate school can be difficult, especially for those who may be the first in their families to pursue a higher education. We aim to assist our first-generation students by offering ...

Some students said they are not in favor of special provisions for postgraduate and PhD students willing to get married and have children while at school — a proposal suggested by a delegate of the ...

Kylei Strahan was speechless when she learned she would be addressing her fellow graduating seniors Sunday as Park Crossing High School’s first valedictorian. Strahan, who plans to attend Southeastern ...