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Johns Hopkins is among 53 higher education institutions recognized by the Center for First-Generation Student Success for their commitment to the historically underrepresented group of students
Share this article Share this article WALTHAM, Mass., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bentley University has received national recognition for its commitment to the success of first-generation students. It's been named part of the 2021-2022 First-gen Forward cohort, a group of colleges and universities that have demonstrated dedication to improving the experiences and advancing the outcomes of first-generation college students. Bentley University has been named part of the 2021-2022 First-gen Forward cohort, a group of colleges and universities that have demonstrated dedication to improvi...
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of ECU News Services. The author of this post is Crystal Baity. Jocelyne Alfaro-Ruiz is a first-generation student and president of the student-led I’m the First organization at ECU. | Photo: Rhett Butler Left to right, Cheyenne Kober, Kayla Brown, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Virginia Hardy, Jocelyne Alfaro-Ruiz and Mohammad Sarsour attended the National First-Generation Celebration in 2019. | Photo: Contributed Being the first in a family to attend college can be exciting and challenging all at once. Kayla Brown, ...
Averett University has recently received the First-gen Forward designation by the Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPAâStudent Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation, which recently announced the 2021-22 First-gen Forward cohort. This designation recognizes institutions of higher education that have demonstrated a commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of first-generation college students â students who are the first in their immediate family to attend college. Selected institutions receive professional ...