#FirstGenWeek

As we celebrate FirstGen Week, we're looking at the history behind National First-Generation College Celebration Day, how it started and why it matters. #FirstGenWeek #FirstGen #FirstGeneration #InPersonPlus #CelebrateFirstGen #FirstGenProud

Join the Student Support Services Program & the First Generation Student Organization November 7-11 as they host events designed to inform, connect, and celebrate first-generation college students! #firstgen #FirstGenWeek

This week, we celebrated the first-generation students, alumni, faculty and staff who help make the Weldon School community stronger every day. Your determination, resilience and achievements inspire us all. 💛🖤 #FirstGenWeek #PurdueBME #BoilerUp

First gen students: scholarships built for you are open right now, but deadlines move fast. 🕒 Swipe for what's open, then apply. This is a real shot at making college about opportunity, not cost. 📚 Know a first gen student? Tag them. 💚 #FirstGenWeek #ScholarshipAlert

First Gen Week is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of the First-Generation College Student identity by advancing an asset-based, national narrative of these students' experiences & outcomes. #FirstGen #FirstGenWeek is November 2-6, & First-Generation College Celebration is November 8! Learn more about 101 Ways to #CelebrateFirstGen on November 8: #FirstGenerationProud @FirstgenForward

From empowering workshops to inspiring stories, UC Merced is celebrating #FirstGenWeek, honoring those who are first in their families to blaze new trails. 🔗

🎉 FirstGen Week is HERE! We want to know: How is YOUR university celebrating FirstGen Week? Drop your school in the comments, share your events, and tag your university so we can celebrate together! 👇 #FirstGenWeek #FirstGenProud #InPersonPlus #CelebrateFirstGen

Some of our team at Take Stock in Children walked the first gen path themselves. 💛 #TakeStockInChildren #FirstGenWeek

This #FirstGenWeek, we celebrate Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who broke barriers as a woman. She established schools, hospitals, and orphanages, transforming lives worldwide. 🌍❤️ #FirstGenProud #Trailblazers #CelebrateFirstGen #Cabrini #AngelStudios

In celebration of First-Gen Week, we met with three incredible first-generation students to hear their stories, challenges, and what being first-gen means to them. 🙌 ❤️ 🖤 🤍 #RutgersPride #FirstGenWeek

Boise State celebrates #FirstGenWeek, recognizing college students who are and were first in their family to attend college. Thirty-four percent of #BoiseState’s incoming fall 2019 first-time, degree-seeking student cohort identified as first generation.

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39% of the UC undergraduate student body are #FirstGen college students. Read some of their stories and learn more about how UC is working to help them thrive and how their education contributes to a strong California economy #FirstGenWeek

The clock is ticking ⏰! Applications for Cohort 1 of the 2025 Aspire Leaders Program close on December 4 at 11:59 P.M. EST — that's just around the corner! Jumpstart your leadership journey by applying today: #FirstGenWeek #AspireInspiresFirstGen

Visit our Instagram or Facebook on Tuesday, November 5 at 11:00 A.M. EST to join our livestream. You'll hear professional application tips, learn about our program, and share your experiences with other students. See you there! #FirstGenWeek #AspireInspiresFirstGen #firstgen

Happy #FirstGenWeek! From faculty to students to staff, we're celebrating the many talents and perspectives our #firstgen community brings to campus each day.

A grad's advice for other #FirstGen and low-income college students: 1️⃣ Get to know your adviser. 2️⃣ Go to office hours. 3️⃣ Consider an on-campus job. 4️⃣ Join a club that meets regularly. 5️⃣ Seek out resources for first-gen students. #FirstGenWeek

🚨 Calling all first-gen students🚨 I am conducting a completely online study through @UMNews with first-gen students age 18-25. See more info below! Open to first-gen students throughout the U.S. #firstgen #firstgenweek #firstgeneration #umnfirst #CelebrateFirstGen

Join us for National First-Gen College Celebration Week as UT institutions roll out a week of inspiring events, student stories and resources to honor the many incredible #firstgen students across our state and campuses. Let's keep championing their success. #firstgenweek

In their own words: our first-gen Advisees nationwide share what it means to find a community that helps them believe in and act on their potential. This #FirstGenWeek, help us grow that community for more #FGLI students nationwide. Learn more at