First-generation college students come from all sorts of backgrounds and bring myriad perspectives to the University of South Carolina campus. At USC, about one-fifth of the student population — more ...

First-generation students are twice as likely to leave college without completing a bachelor’s degree than their peers, even if they come from higher-income backgrounds and come to college ...

First-generation students make up half of all undergraduates, but only one quarter of them retain and graduate with a degree. A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research analyzed ...

In reflecting on my experiences as a first-generation student, many of my challenges were related to unwritten college norms, ranging from academic policies to social conventions. When I entered ...