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Defining first-gen students

Defining first-gen students | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Yolanda Watson-Spiva, president of the advocacy group Complete College America, said it’s also important to think about the social capital that students have if both their parents went to college, such as access to college alumni and professional networks ..."

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Colleges must consider unique challenges facing first-generation students

Colleges must consider unique challenges facing first-generation students | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"It is incumbent upon higher education institutions to take the unique challenges facing first-generation applicants to colleges and universities into proper context ..."

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OPINION: Are colleges failing first-generation students? 

OPINION: Are colleges failing first-generation students?  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"First-generation college students are less likely than their peers whose parents graduated from college to have a mentor who is a college professor... ''

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Text your way to college

Text your way to college | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Too many students from poor families get accepted to college, but never show up. This is a low-cost solution ..."

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