91视频

What is First Gen Day?

First Gen Day in celebrated on November 8th and is the day that we celebrate first-generation students who are the first in their family to attend a four-year university including those who are the first in their family to attend a four-year university in the United States.

We celebrate First-Gen Day on November 8th in honor of the day that Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act (鈥淗EA鈥�) of 1965. This act has since contributed to the aiding of recruitment, retention, and completion of many college students across the United States

First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of the first-generation college student identity by advancing an asset-based, national narrative of these students鈥� experiences and outcomes.

Visit the (FGF, formerly the Center for First-generation Student Success) site here!