Resources for Higher Education Leaders

First-generation students represent more than half of all undergraduates in the U.S. Yet, first-generation students are graduating far less than their peers. We’re working with hundreds of higher education institutions, practitioners and scholars, foundations, businesses, members of the media, and others committed to first-generation student success to close this completion gap.

Our Advisory Board includes leaders from higher education institutions, foundations, and nonprofit organizations and is committed to increasing support for first-generation students as higher education leaders consider student success efforts in our current uncertain times. We encourage leadership to use and share this information with their teams as a part of institutional decision-making and to rely upon FirstGen Forward as a resource.