Research Guides: Michael J. Huddock, Sr. Center for Academic Excellence Initiatives: First-Generation Students

Academic Struggles

"I Want to Be a First": Student, Family, and School Factors Influencing First-Generation Student College Readiness
- College preparations
- College readiness
- Educational environment
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"first-generation student" AND "four-year college"
Academic and social integration and the moderating effects of student characteristics: A study of first-generation student academic performance
- Academic Persistence
- Student characteristics
- Educational sociology
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"first-generation student" AND academic struggles
Agency, Identity, and Writing: Perspectives from First-Generation Students of Color in Their First Year of College
- Literacy education
- Predominately White Institutions
- Summer programs
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"first-generation student" AND academic struggles
The Complexity of Cultural Mismatch in Higher Education: Norms Affecting First-Generation College Students’ Coping and Help-Seeking Behaviors
- Coping
- Social support
- Relational concerns
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"first-generation student" AND "four-year institutions" and college
Gems Amongst the Coals: Exploring Humanizing Practices that Nurture Academic Success and Holistic Student Development at a Texan Community College
- Academic achievement
- Student development
- Teaching methods
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"first-generation student" AND academic struggles
Imposter Phenomenon: The Occupational Experiences of First-Generation College Students
- College students
- Self esteem
- Grounded theory
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"first-generation students" AND struggle

4-Year Institutions

First-Generation Students Persistence at Four-Year Institutions
- Outcomes of education
- School holding power
- Thinking skills
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STEM Degree Completion and First-Generation College Students: A Cumulative Disadvantage Approach to the Outcomes Gap
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- Educational attainment
- Social classes
- Inequality
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"first-generation student" AND "four-year college"
STEM Degree Completion and First-Generation College Students: A Cumulative Disadvantage Approach to the Outcomes Gap
- STEM students
- Student characteristics
- Program effectiveness
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"first-generation student" AND "four-year college"
“I’m proud to say I was the first in my family to go to college”: How students perceive professor self-disclosure of first-generation status
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- College professors
- Student attitudes
- Education psychology
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"first-generation student" AND "four-year college"

Mentoring Programs

BCBS of Louisiana Foundation grant to fund UNO program for aspiring health care professionals
- Retention/persistence rates
- Schlossberg's concept of marginality and mattering
- Importance of positive experience with institution
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"first-generation students" AND mentor*
Pathway to Success
- College student success
- mentoring programs
- Professional relationships
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"first-generation students" AND mentor*
Personalization Is Key to Successful Mentorship
- Mentors
- Communication
- Work life balance
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"first-generation students" AND mentor*
“Knowing I Had Someone to Turn to Was a Great Feeling”: Mentoring Rural-Appalachian STEM Students
- STEM education
- Mentoring
- Social networds
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"first-generation student" AND academic struggles

Financial Challenges

Big Enough to Bother Them? When Low-Income, First-Generation Students Seek Help From Support Programs
- Low income, first generation students
- Financial, health, and academic challenges
- Support program
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Keywords: first generation students AND retention
Examining Grit and GPA in College Students Who Are First-Generation, Low-Income, or Have a Disability
- Retention/persistence rates
- Low-income students
- Demographics
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"first-generation students" AND mentor*
An Exploration of HBCU First-Generation and Low-Income Student Experience Through the Eyes of Young Alumni
- Educational leadership
- Low-income students
- American colleges
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"first generation" and college and "financial challenges"
Financial Aid Knowledge and Resources Among First-Generation College Students
- Student loans
- Low income groups
- Student knowledge
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"first-generation students" AND struggle
Financial Wellness of First-Generation College Students
- Federal programs
- Student experience
- Retention
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"first-generation student" AND "four-year institutions" and college
Nontraditional Students: The Way to Improving Enrollment and Completion
- Educational objectives
- Educational testing
- Educational attainment
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"first generation" and college and "financial challenges"
Power and Precarity: First Generation Students Compose Digital Stories of Class Mobility
- Class differences
- Group identity
- Educational systems
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"first-generation student" AND academic struggles
Self-Reported Reasons for College Student Attrition
- Mixed methods research
- Student retention
- Self reported data
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"first generation" and college and "financial challenges"
Ten simple rules for successfully supporting first-generation/low-income (FLI) students in STEM
- Socioeconomic factors
- STEM education
- Technical education
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"first generation" and college and "financial challenges"

Tri Alpha First Generation Student Honors Society

Tri Alpha Website
Click this link to view the Tri Alpha Honor's Society website.

College/University News Articles

Chaticleer
Page 17 contains two opinion pieces on Tri-Alpha Honors Society at Coastal Carolina University.
Moravian Establishes New Honor Society for First-Generation Students
This Moravian University News article shares how they brought Tri-Alpha Honors Society to their campus.
Creating Community: First-Generation
Slide 15 of this presentation discusses the Moravian University Tri Alpha society

University Websites

UNCONN's Tri-Alpha Website
Contains a brief description and a "Learn More" link that contains additional information.
First Generation UCONN Website
Contains information on first-generation students including support, events, and more.
Boston University's Tri-Alpha Website
Contains information on Boston University's Tri-Alpha society.
VCU Tri-Alpha Website
Contains information on the Virginia Commonwealth University's Tri-Alpha society.

Michael J. Huddock, Sr. Center for Academic Excellence Initiatives: First-Generation Students

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Academic Struggles

4-Year Institutions

Mentoring Programs

Financial Challenges

Tri Alpha First Generation Student Honors Society

College/University News Articles

University Websites