Badger Herald

UW program for first-generation students long overdue

The creation of the First Generation Badgers program by UW is important in supporting students but overdue in making resources accessible The University of Wisconsin Office of Student Affairs recently ...
NBC News

'Two-generation' programs aim to break the cycle of poverty. The pandemic was a big test.

This article about two-generation programs was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s ...
OPB

Linfield University program wasn’t created to help first-generation students get through pandemic — but it did

For a long time, college was not part of Karina Alcantara Guerrero’s plan. But, as she approaches her graduation from Linfield University on Sunday, she’s realizing how far she’s come. “I was just ...
The Harvard Crimson

First Generation Alumni Group Launches Relief Grant Program for Harvard Undergraduates

The First Generation Harvard Alumni board will distribute $500 relief grants to over a hundred first-generation, low-income undergraduates after an application review process, the organization ...