Links of Interest

First Generation Projects in Higher Education:

• California State University, Monterey Bay: "Oral History and Community Memory: First in My Family to Go to College" 1998 and 2000, Professor Rina Benmayor.
  • Benmayor, Rina. "Narrating Cultural Citizenship: Oral Histories of First Generation College Students of Mexican Origin." Social Justice 29:4, Winter 2002, 96-121.

 

• Santa Clara University: "Entering the Ivory Tower: The Life Histories and Experiences of First Generation College Students at Santa Clara University," Professor Laura Nichol

United States Department of Education Articles (NCES):

• "First Generation Students in Postsecondary Education: A Look at their College Transcripts"; NCES: National Center for Education Statistics

• 'First-Generation Students: Undergraduates Whose Parents Never Enrolled in Postsecondary Education"; NCES: National Center for Education

• "First-Generation Students In Postsecondary Education"; NCES: National Center for Education

• "Community College Transfer Rates to 4-Year Institutions Using Alternative Definitions of Transfer"; NCES: National Center for Education Statistics

• "Bridging the Gap: Academic Preparation and Postsecondary Success of First-Generation Students"; NCES: National Center for Education Statistics

• "Findings from the Condition of Education 2001: Students Whose Parents Did Not Go to College"; NCES: National Center for Education Statistics

• "Mapping the Road to College: First-Generation Students' Math Track, Planning Strategies, and Context of Support"; NCES: National Center for Education Statistics

Miscellaneous Links:

Homeboy Industries: Manufacturers of the "Foundation Generation" t-shirt