Nearly one-third of students at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton are the very first in their families to go to college — they’re first generation. For them, walking on to FAU’s campus can ...
First-generation students may have more obstacles to success in college if they lack family members who have been to college and can offer guidance. But researchers say the federal definition for ...
New policy mandates force us to rethink how best to meet what the Boyer 2030 Commission termed “the equity-excellence imperative.” One way to pursue this goal is to consider the role played by ...