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One Book 2018-2019: Intersectionality - Citizen & Born Bright: First Generation College Students

GRC's 18-19 One Book explores the experience of intersectionality in two titles: Born Bright: A Young Girl's Journey from Nothing to Something in American by C. Nicole Mason & Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Books about first generation college students

Straddling Class in the Academy: 26 Stories of Students, Administrators, and Faculty From Poor and Working-Class Backgrounds and Their Compelling Lessons for Higher Education Policy and Practice by Jamie Washington (Foreword by); Sonja Ardoin; Becky Martinez
Call Number: Ebook.

ISBN: 1620367416

Publication Date: 2019
First-Generation College Students Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement by Lee Ward; Michael J Siegel; Zebulun Davenport
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2012
An Exploration of Intersecting Identities of First-Generation, Low-Income College Students by Rashné Rustom Jehangir; Veronica Deenanath; Michael J. Stebleton
Call Number: 378.1 J48e 2015

ISBN: 9781889271972

Publication Date: 2015-08-17

Main Collection
I Can Finish College: The Overcome Any Obstacle and Get Your Degree Guide by Marcia Y. Cantarella
Call Number: 378.198 C229i 2012

Essential College Skills Collection
Research Studies in Higher Education by Abul Pitre; Terence Hicks; Gregory J. Vincent (Foreword by)
Call Number: ebook

Publication Date: 2012-05-04

Ebook Central
Technology and Engagement: Making Technology Work for First Generation College Students by Heather T. Rowan-Kenyon; Ana M. Martínez Alemán; Mandy Savitz-Romer
Call Number: Ebook

ISBN: :0813594235

Publication Date: 2018

First Generation College Students - Articles

First Generation College Students

Featured Articles

Motivating First-Generation Students to Academic Success and College Completion
College Student Journal - 2014
Some Believe, Not All Achieve: The Role of Active Learning Practices in Anxiety and Academic Self-Efficacy in First-Generation College Students
Article in Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2020.
First-Generation College Students: Goals and Challenges of Community College
Article in Community College Review, 2023.
The Impact of Education Abroad Participation on College Student Success Among First-Generation Students
Published in Journal of Higher Education,2024.
We Must Help First-Generation Students Master Academe’s ‘Hidden Curriculum’
Marcia Chatelain, October 21, 2018. Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Why Do First-Generation Students Fail?
From College Student Journal, 2011
Shaping a College-Bound Life Not as Easy as It Sounds
From Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
The Challenges, Persistence, and Success of White, Working-Class, First-Generation College Students
From College Student Journal, 2014
What Are the Motivational Factors of First-Generation Minority College Students Who Overcome Their Family Histories to Pursue Higher Education?
From College Student Journal, 2014
Early College Can Boost College Success Rates for Low-Income, First-Generation Students
From Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Peer Mentoring to Support First-Generation Low-Income College Students
From Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
The Role of High School and College Counselors in Supporting the Psychosocial and Emotional Needs of Latinx First-Generation College Students

Featured Websites and Online Articles

Center for First-generation Student Success
Provides "evidence-based practices, professional development, and knowledge creation for the higher education community to advance the success of first-generation students."
Federal TRIO Progams
"The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) are Federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds."
GRC TRiO Support Services
"TRiO Student Support Services increases opportunities for academic success for first generation, low income, and/or students with disabilities. It actively provides comprehensive academic support services and encouragement to eligible students. "
Stepping on the Gas: Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Mobility
From the US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, 2018.
First Generation Foundation

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TED Talks: Preparing Students for the Culture of College
By JoAnn Myers | TEDxABQED
TED Talks: First-Generation Female Student Leaders
By Calandrino-Horste-Dunn | TEDxEMU
The College Track: America's Sorting Machine Series
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