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First-generation Journeys: Confronting, Challenging, & Crossing Academic Borderlands
Partnering with Parents and Families of First-generation College Students
Creating Support Resources for First-generation Graduate and Professional Students
Becoming an Individual & Institutional Advocate for First-generation College Students
Finding the Right Connections for First-generation Students with Impostor Syndrome
Building the F-Gap: A Roadmap to Success for First-Generation Students
Journal of First-generation Student Success
The Suder Foundation Amplifies Investment in First-generation Student Success
Validating First-generation Student Experiences Through Transformative Leadership
Building a Mentoring Program for First-generation Students
A Collaborative Approach: Creating Cross-divisional Partnerships for First-gen Success
First-generation Professionals in Higher Education: Strategies for the World of Work
Member at Large
We’re Still First: Navigating the Hidden Curriculum as a First-gen Professional
Utilizing Social Platforms to Connect with First-gen Students
NASPA and The Suder Foundation Announce Center for First
KC Spotlight: Student Career Development
Fall 2020 First-gen Student Enrollment
Lauren R. Contreras, Ed.M.
Starting from the Bottom: Building First-gen Support Offerings with Little to No Resources
Reimagining the First-Generation Community
A Balancing Act: Faculty and First-gen
Joint Virtual First-Generation College Celebration
Developing and Implementing Programs for First-generation College Students
A Semester of Firsts: Reflections from a First-Time Instructor of a First-Year Experience Course
First-generation Students’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Demystifying Institutional Data to Drive First-generation Student Success
Improving Career and Engagement Outcomes of First-generation Graduates
Making Missions Work: Mission-Driven First-generation Student Initiatives