UC Santa Cruz |

First-gen faculty leader: Rebecca Covarrubias

The social psychology professor documents the experiences of students who are the first in their family to attend college.

UC Irvine |

UC Irvine cited as a community college pipeline leader

A new report on the national goal of enrolling 50,000 additional low- and moderate-income students by 2025.

UCLA |

First-generation college students get a place of their own at UCLA

The First To Go community provides support for students new to the college world.

UC Newsroom |

UC first-generation faculty to students: You’ve got this and we’re here to help

Mentorship program connects students who are the first in the family to college with faculty who have walked in their shoes.

UC Riverside |

‘First-gen faculty’ campaign highlights professors who are the first in their families to attend college

Eighty-eight professors have self-identifed as first-generation so far, as a new campaign takes off on campus.

UC Irvine |

First-generation students the majority of Class of 2017

Over 7,500 graduates will participate in commencement ceremonies this month.
UC San Diego |

Commencement speaker honors common bond of setbacks and success

Ricky Flahive spent his early years missing school, living in a motel. He now shares the stage with the Dalai Lama.

UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz to launch first-generation faculty campaign

College access must expand beyond the elite in order to reach the country's potential, remarks campus leader.

UC Davis |

Project encourages first-generation faculty to share their stories

Campus extends support to the 40 percent of undergrads who would be the first in their families to earn a degree.

UCLA |

UCLA faculty who were first in their families to go to college mentor next generation

Professors help students overcome self-doubt to prosper in the world of higher education.

Los Angeles Times |

UC Irvine program helps first-generation freshmen feel they belong

First-generation professors and upperclassmen are closing the college familiarity gap for new students.

UC Irvine Magazine |

Climbing the mountain

First-generation students provide a hand up to freshmen in a new peer-to-peer mentoring program.