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Rider University nationally recognized as First-gen Forward Institution   1 / 2  Each November, Rider University commemorates First Generation Day, celebrating first-generation students, faculty and staff, and honoring their accomplishments. Pictured is a celebration pre-COVID.PHOTO COURTESY OF RIDER UNIVERSITY   2 / 2  Each November, Rider University commemorates First Generation Day, celebrating first-generation students, faculty and staff, and honoring their accomplishments. PHOTO COURTESY OF RIDER UNIVERSITY ❮   1 / 2  Each November, Rider University commemorates First Generati...

Edmonds College receives First-gen Forward designation, national honor for commitment to first-generation student success Posted: March 1, 2021 310 The Center for First-generation Student Success has selected Edmonds College as a member of the 2021-22 First-gen Forward cohort, in recognition of the college’s support of first-generation students. First-gen Forward is the nation’s first recognition program acknowledging higher education institutions for their commitments to first-generation student success. Selected institutions receive professional development, community-building e...

The National Association of Student Affairs Professionals identified BGSU for its commitment to supporting and improving outcomes for first-generation students.

National honor reflects La Salle’s strong commitment to first-generation student success. La Salle University has been named a 2021-22 First-Gen Forward Institution by the Center for First-Generation Student Success, a national recognition of La Salle’s firm commitment to first-generation college students. La Salle is among a select few colleges and universities nationally to have been selected to the Center’s third-annual First-Gen Forward cohort, the nation’s preeminent program acknowledging institutions for their efforts to support and improve the experiences and outcomes of first-...

SIU committed to serving first-generation students Tactical Navigation by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Succeeding in college isn’t a given, and it’s even more difficult for first-generation students, those who are the first in their families to earn a bachelor’s degree. Southern Illinois University Carbondale and its First Saluki Center are determined provide all of the tools and support first-generation students need to thrive — and those efforts have earned national recognition. “Two of every five SIU students identify as first generation, and we’re proud to serve them,�...