Far From Home

On a bulletin board at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, a flier advertised a storytelling event for first-generation students to share…

Updated Jan.5.To be considered a Hispanic Serving Institution, 25 percent of a college’s population must be Hispanic. Right now, there are 492 HSIs in the…

On a sunny Saturday in October, about 500 prospective students and their families gathered on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso for Orange…

In high poverty schools like Storm Elementary in San Antonio Independent School District, it’s not uncommon to see college pennants adorning the halls,…

Every year, first-generation students across the country step onto college and university campuses that are different from their hometown in every way.…