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/PRNewswire/ -- On November 8, 2021, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-generation Student Success will lead the national...
The narrative of the wild-and-free 20-something is far from reality for many.
9:56 pm UTC May. 21, 2021 Guillermina Gutierrez Martinez picked at her cuticles and let out a shaky breath. Her left leg bounced nervously as her right foot nudged the accelerator. She balled up her fist and pushed away a tear, clearing her vision of the road ahead. Will they think I’m a failure? Will they lie to their friends because they’re ashamed? Crammed into her 2007 Ford Fusion were remnants of her life in the University of Washington dorms: A king-size grey Mexican blanket, storage containers bursting with winter clothes, a suitcase stuffed with textbooks and a camera. This is ...
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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, ...