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LOWELL — Neyder Fernandez was the first in his family to seek higher education in the U.S., and when he walks across the stage at the Tsongas Center on Saturday along with hundreds of other UMass Lowell undergrads, he will also be the first in his family to attain a bachelor's degree.

LOWELL — First-generation college students at UMass Lowell will now have a space on campus in the O'Leary Library for themselves as part of the River Hawk Scholars Academy.