Consider whether your college is putting too heavy a burden on first-generation students with its expectations, write Rashné Jehangir and Tai Do.
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Equipped with the right knowledge and tools, professors can help first-generation students succeed. Our infographic offers six supports to consider.
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Equipped with the right knowledge and tools, professors can help first-generation students succeed. Our infographic offers six supports to consider.
July 29, 2022
Efforts by colleges and universities to strengthen and personalize supports for first-generation students largely get noticed. A survey reveals areas for expanded communication and connection opportunities.
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Higher ed institutions must reassure first-generation students that it’s OK not to have all the answers, writes Nick Ladany, a first-gen student who became a university president.
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While first-generation college students’ backgrounds and challenges are unique to the individual, they tend to have high expectations and multifaceted postgraduation goals—plus complex support needs.