The literature on first-generation college students largely focuses on the challenges and
barriers they may experience in college. Yet, we do not have a clear understanding of who …

First-generation students (FGSs) have received a great deal of attention in education
research, practice, and policy. The difficulty of understanding and subsequently addressing …

Introduction: Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are receiving considerable attention in
higher education. Within psychology, the American Psychological Association has …

This Statistics in Brief focuses on students whose parents have not attended college and
examines these students' high school success and postsecondary enrollment, persistence …

To date, most research on sense of belonging in higher education has relied upon between-
person correlations (eg, Murphy and Zirkel in Teach Coll Rec 117 (12): 1–40, 2015; Ostrove …

Many college students abandon their goal of completing a degree in science, technology,
engineering, or math (STEM) when confronted with challenging introductory-level science …

Social capital plays a key role in college and career success, and research indicates that a
dearth of on‐campus connections contributes to challenges first‐generation college …

The current project uses our university's new student survey to compare previously reported
trends in first-generation college student (FGCS) retention with those found on our campus …

Objectives: First-generation college students commonly experience financial, academic, and
personal challenges that are exacerbated by a cultural mismatch between independent …

This study explored 1st‐generation students' sense of belonging, mental health status, and
use of mental health services in comparison to non‐1st‐generation students. Using the …