On May 1st, 1964, two Dartmouth professors by the names of John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz debuted BASIC, a revolutionary programming language credited for expanding computer literacy outside the realm ...

Over half of undergraduates nationally are first-generation college students, according to 2015–16 data from NASPA. Despite making up a significant portion of learners, first-generation students often ...

First-generation students make up half of all undergraduates, but only one quarter of them retain and graduate with a degree. A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Merelyn Chavez never owned a computer before she enrolled at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023. She grew up in Greeley, the daughter of Mexican ...

Navigating college can be a nerve-racking and stressful process for students, and first-generation students are no exception. However, for first-generation students — as the first in their families to ...

UC Santa Cruz Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) is proud to celebrate National First-Generation Week, taking place November 3–7, with a series of events honoring the resilience, leadership, and ...

・Federal law defines a first-generation college student as someone whose parent or parents did not complete a four-year degree, but colleges sometimes use their own definitions. ・First-generation ...

The University of Cincinnati is welcoming more first-generation college students by waiving its $50 application fee through November.Being the first in a family to attend college is a big ...