ScholarShot graduates say mentorship and financial support helped them navigate college and launch careers.

As a first generation student you’re not just making a name for yourself, you’re also putting your family’s name out there.

As we drove across the bridge that read, “Trenton Makes, the World Takes,” the red lights brightened my worried face. It took 20 minutes to drive back home from my admissions interview, but the ...

First-generation students make up about one-third of college applicants, according to 2024 data from the Common App, but only 24 percent of first-generation college students graduate with a bachelor’s ...

We’ve heard the story before: the first-generation college student who beats the odds, navigates campus life without a roadmap, and earns a degree for their family, their community and themselves.

When you do something that no one's done before, you're setting a precedent. You're the blueprint — the start of a new legacy. And if you're setting a precedent as the first person to do or achieve ...

First-generation students can often feel alone or isolated on their college campuses, but a new initiative at the University of Texas, San Antonio, seeks to put first-generation student athletes in ...

Adam Lasch, a first-gen producer, predicts a tsunami of demographic farm change and says there’s no stopping it. How tough is the economy is for American farmers? Watch the canary in the coalmine: ...