The social psychology professor documents the experiences of students who are the first in their family to attend college.
First-gen faculty leader: Rebecca Covarrubias
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.
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 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.
‘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.
First-generation students the majority of Class of 2017
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 to launch first-generation faculty campaign
College access must expand beyond the elite in order to reach the country's potential, remarks campus leader.
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 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.
UC Irvine program helps first-generation freshmen feel they belong
First-generation professors and upperclassmen are closing the college familiarity gap for new students.
Climbing the mountain
First-generation students provide a hand up to freshmen in a new peer-to-peer mentoring program.