Zero-generation students struggle in American universities due to these two factors: (1) they immigrated to the United States from environments that are rife due to violence, poverty, and trauma, and (2) they struggle with language, culture, and philosophy. Bindamnan mentioned that he was mislabeled as first-generation student. He pointed out that there is a difference between first-generation students and zero-generation students.
Since the Supreme Court’s ruling that prohibits affirmative action in college admissions, American colleges and universities are rethinking how to identify, approach, support, and define first-generation students.
“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.” (Source: InsideHigherEd)
This blog post highlights the beginning plan, stage, approach, and impact of the first-generation initiatives at Purdue University Northwest.
This blog post calls attention to the journey, life, experiences, and thoughts of a first-generation student.
A new program is introduced at Wake Forest University, a private college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This new program focuses on early action plan, which aims at first-generation students (applicants) giving them the same admissions opportunities as those from non first-generation students.
This news article gathers and reviews recent reports and data regarding first-generation students.
U.S.News Education created and featured an article/guide that focuses on first-generation students.
The recent Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action will impact how colleges and universities admit students, especially in defining and admitting first-generation students.
This news article reviews research regarding first-generation graduates experiencing bias when applying for jobs.
“Going off to college can be a big adjustment, and many people can encounter a culture shock. Alexis Garcia, a first generation Latinx college student, recently posted a video chronicling a few of the biggest culture shocks she felt when first arriving to school.” (Source: In The Know by Yahoo!)