FirstGen Forward

FirstGen Forward, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success, partners with #highered & beyond to catalyze #FirstGen success.

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Our office will be closed today, August 28th to allow our staff time to disconnect and recharge. We look forward to reconnecting with you on Monday!

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In just one year, using PDP data, @msudenver was able to turn around a decline in first-gen student enrollment. In this quick video, Nahum Kisner, assistant vice president for student success at MSU Denver, explains: https://t.co/B8XPj6cR3M

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The editors of the Journal of First-generation Student Success are looking for volunteers to join the Editorial Board. If you've got expertise in research or practice examining the first-gen student identity or first-gen student success, learn more: https://t.co/CPuBvQF18b

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Because supporting first-gen students shouldn't require working without a map.
We’re moving off Basecamp and into the ALL-NEW FirstGen Forward Network Portal! Exclusive to our Network institution to explore your new digital home: https://t.co/zKSOk9WxDS

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Finding your data and making sense of it are important, but the next step, using it to advance student outcomes, is essential. How do institutions use PDP data mapping to support students (and not just fill reports)? Download the PDP Key Practices Guide: https://t.co/k2VihZg5HU

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New Resource Alert: "Amplifying Voices of First-Generation Black College Students," is the first edited collection to focus specifically on the experiences of Black college students as they move from college to career. Download now: https://t.co/Q97ZSnjTbe

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⏳ 77 days until #CelebrateFirstGen Day on November 8! 🎓✨
It’s time to start planning how your campus will elevate first-gen student voices, celebrate success, and champion equity in higher ed.
👉 Call to Action: Start planning your celebration: https://t.co/YRiQ9jfNTx

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Why are first-gen students underrepresented in bioscience PhD programs? In the newest issue of the Journal of First-generation Student Success, you'll find an article that starts to answer that question. Check it out: https://t.co/E0QJ4qUTMd

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Thank you to @GlobalMindEDorg for featuring our President & CEO, Dr. Stephanie Bannister, in today's newsletter! 🎓✨

Read how she is leading a national movement to build higher ed systems where first-gen talent thrives: https://t.co/6JeUR4soqj

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Network members, here's a friendly reminder! Your Annual Report is due on August 31. This is an opportunity to reflect on the successes, challenges, and opportunities of the past year and to look ahead to what's to come. To get started, check your email for the Content Guide.

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"I did not realize I was a first-generation college student until I was 28 years old."​ -Dr. Martina Martin, VP of the FirstGen Forward Network. Dr. Martin discusses the first-gen experience, on the podcast "The First-Gen Lounge." Listen now: https://t.co/7oJrcjeXeW

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"If we can make decisions that are data-based, we'll be able to support more students and really use our resources to their full potential." - Meagan Stark from Tusculum University sharing how the PDP helps elevate first-generation student success work.

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Join us Sept 15 for "Data to Dollars: Telling the FirstGen Story that Funders NEED to Hear" & learn to translate institutional data into funder-ready narratives that secure long-term support.
Register today: https://t.co/YVZ5k5lJdO

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Do you have expertise in research or practice examining the first-generation student identity or first-gen student success? The editors of the Journal of First-generation Student Success are looking for volunteers to join the Editorial Board. Learn more: https://t.co/CPuBvQF18b

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ICYMI: Thanks to Taylor & Francis, access a FREE article from the Journal of First-Generation Student Success. Can YouTube demystify higher ed's "hidden curriculum" for first-gen students?
https://t.co/OjaBbXM0uq

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Our office will be closed today, August 14th to allow our staff time to disconnect and recharge. We look forward to reconnecting with you on Monday!

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Register for the upcoming information session on Tuesday, August 18, at 12pm ET: The Scholar Development Program (SDP), is a new initiative of the Journal of First-generation Student Success designed to strengthen peer review and scholarly writing.  https://t.co/VPYUJq8sa8

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See how our 2025 @TIAA Innovation Award recipients transformed award funds into real impact! From scaling proven programs to launching new campus-wide initiatives, proving what's possible for first-gen success.
➡️ https://t.co/qkO9C7XrcD

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Join us Sept 15 for "Data to Dollars: Telling the FirstGen Story that Funders NEED to Hear" & learn to translate institutional data into funder-ready narratives that secure long-term support. Register today for the 1st webinar of the year: https://t.co/YVZ5k5lJdO

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Please join us in welcoming Dr. V. Kaye Monk-Morgan and Ryan Waggoner to FirstGen Forward’s Board of Directors!
We’re excited to partner with them as we advance first-gen success.
See our full board at https://t.co/KAoZCnAkRB