The first-generation student experience isn’t limited to the undergraduate years. In fact, first-gen graduate students may encounter even more intense hurdles in a competitive environment that prizes social connections.
Topics: Diversity
How one college president is diversifying campus leadership
Arcadia University President Ajay Nair recently recounted his experience in academe as a person of color and highlighted several ways that Arcadia could serve as a model for diversifying campus leadership.
The shifting demographics on HBCU campuses
A growing number of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities are making a push to attract more non-African American students in hopes of boosting enrollment and ensuring sustainability.
Latinx students underrepresented at public colleges and universities, report finds
In 40 of 44 states studied by The Education Trust, Latinx students were overwhelmingly underrepresented at public institutions, especially community and technical colleges.
Virginia HBCU offering free semester to students displaced by Hurricane Dorian
Hampton University and the University of the Bahamas are hundreds of miles apart, but they share a connection.
Fewer colleges allowing incoming freshmen to pick their roommates
Many incoming college students would prefer to choose their roommates, but administrators are starting to crack down on the practice, hoping to help students step outside their comfort zones.
College Board cancels plans for ‘adversity score’ amid criticism
The College Board is dropping its plan to display college applicants’ test scores alongside a single quantitative measure of their “disadvantage level,” citing significant pushback.
Focused on equity, Steph Curry funds Howard University golf team
NBA star Stephen Curry hopes that bringing golf—a sport that is both predominantly white and the backdrop for many a business deal—to the historically Black university will have benefits that go “way beyond the game of golf and way beyond Howard.”
How graduate programs are increasing access for underrepresented students
Black and Latinx students are significantly underrepresented in graduate school. Efforts like the Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies Program are working to change that.
Report shows slow gains in faculty diversity
While racial diversity among college students has increased steadily across the past two decades, racial diversity among college faculty has grown far more slowly.
How can college instructors teach more inclusively?
Professors are finding that an inclusive mindset and a structured classroom benefit all students—and help boost engagement among students with varying backgrounds, personalities, learning styles, and confidence levels.
Universities voice concern about visa delays, access barriers for international students
Leaders at universities across the country are calling attention to the lengthy visa issuance delays disrupting international students’ college plans and post-graduate employment.