Articles & Resources – Journals – Organizations – Videos
- Advice for first-generation college students – President’s Blog, Stanly Community College, 2019 –
- First-generation College Student Guide – Study.com – “Starting college as a first generation student has its share of challenges. This guide is designed to help students overcome those challenges and succeed in college.”
- Online Guide for First-generation College Students – Student Training & Education in Public Service (STEPS) – “For the first in their families to go to college, it’s a new experience for everyone. There are applications, admissions, financial aid, scholarships, course loads, and so much more. This guide provides first-gen college students with the information and resources they need to get their college journeys started on the right foot.”
- Perspective | Changing course, by Alexis Kinlaw (2020) – EdNC – Kinlaw shares her experience of becoming a UNC “Carolina First,” a social and support group created specifically for first-generation college students.
- Journal of First-generation Student Success – Center for First-generation Student Success – “Seeks to publish practice articles that are grounded in research and literature and, reciprocally, research articles that speak to practice.”
- Center for First Generation Student Success
- First Generation Foundation
- Rise First – Offers COVID-19 student resources and blogs, as well as many other resouces.
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