HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Marshall University is hosting their annual “First-Gen Day” celebration at 10 a.m. at the Memorial Student Center Plaza. First-gen students are those from a family in which ...

First-generation students face a host of barriers when they go to college. Terms commonly used in higher ed, like “registrar,” “provost” or “credit hours,” can be mystifying. They’re confronted with a ...

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 ...

・Federal law defines a first-generation college student as someone whose parent or parents did not complete a four-year degree, but colleges sometimes use their own definitions. ・First-generation ...