#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

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

🎉 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

Leandra Couto ’23 summarized #FirstGenWeek perfectly: "We’re greater together." In her final quarter at SCU, Leandra discusses the impact of @SCULEADScholars, a #FirstGen program, and explains why she pays it forward. #SantaClaraRising Tap for more:

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

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

Check it out! #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

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

What resources have been most helpful to you in your academic journey? #FirstGenWeek #AspireInspiresFirstGen

Happy First-Generation College Celebration Day 🎉 We're thrilled that you were able to join us in celebrating yourselves and our global first-gen community this week! Post your challenge checklist and let us know how many items were you able to complete. #FirstGenWeek #firstgen

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

It's #FirstGenWeek at @UMNews! This week we celebrate the presence and experience of first-generation individuals. We encourage you to share your #UMNFirst story or read about other's inspiring journeys at

Happy #FirstGenWeek, @intertidalecol, @JackWLitle, and @KindallMurie! @carrington_lab

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

Happy #FirstGenWeek, Huskies! #DYK that more than half of our undergraduates are among the first generation in their family to attend a four-year college? Follow along this week as we celebrate & share the stories of our first-gen students. ❤️🖤

#JoinTheFun 💜 The Linfield Instagram Stories has been taken over by the First-Gen account: #FirstGenWeek @Oregon_Alliance

Join the Cornell office of Student Empowerment - in partnership with departments, schools, and programs - as we host a week-long celebration of our First Generation student community. 🐾 🎉 Explore various events and register here: #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

#FirstGenWeek is a time to celebrate the achievements of students like sociology and global public health double major Kaylee Wilson, who is the first person in her family to go to college. Read more about her experience at @DrexelUniv: #CelebrateFirstGen