First Generation Symposium: Blazing a Trail to First-Gen Success View Other Sessions

Join faculty and staff across campus to learn about practices in supporting first-generation students. The purpose of the symposium is to engage the campus in valuable dialogue on promoting the success of first-generation students. The Symposium will take place in various locations in Rackham Graduate School. 

This year, the symposium encompasses four components:

  • Understanding first-generation students and their intersecting identities
  • Teaching and advising
  • Data, evaluation, and assessment
  • Admission, retention, and graduate success.



First-generation College Students at U-M: What do we know

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Carson Phillips, Institutional Researcher and Younger Oliver, Graduate Research Assistant - Office of Budget and Planning

This presentation seeks to help faculty and staff learn about the experiences of first-generation college students at the University of Michigan. Using institutional data and results from student surveys, this session will shed light on what it means to be a first-generation college student at U-M.

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