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First-Generation Students: Who Are They? Why Are They at Risk? How Can We Promote Their Success?

By Joe Cuseo | Approximately one third of all undergraduate students in the United States today are first-generation students—that is,…

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December 14, 2018

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Improving College Outcomes for First-Generation Students

By Janet K. Holt & Laura B. Winter | In this article, the authors describe a multi-site case study of…

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December 14, 2018

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The First-Year Seminar: A Program Evaluation of Students’ Public-Affairs Awareness

By Yasuko Kanamori, Tracey A. Glaessgen & Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White | Similar to the public-welfare aim of many universities,…

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December 14, 2018

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The Impact of Wyman’s Teen Leadership Program on College Achievement and Retention

By Ryan Reed, Nicole Thomson & Grace Bramman | Low-income, first-generation college students face a host of obstacles on their…

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December 14, 2018

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A New-Old Way to Explore Civic Engagement: Learning from the Past

The authors propose that student-centered discussion and reflection on the attributes of good citizenship and the good citizen constitute an…

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December 14, 2018