After being shamed by The New York Times, the university more than doubled its percentage of low-income students. Now with a new administration, activists want continued change.
The First Gen Summit has became a rallying point for the MIT’s nascent first-generation graduate students, bringing them together as organizers, presenters, and participants.
JMU’s Center for First-Generation Students opened on Nov. 7. Located in the Student Success Center (SSC), it’s the first on-campus center of its kind for first-generation students. In 2022-23, about