‘IT’S KIND OF A FLEX’: REFLECTIONS ON BEING A FIRST-GENERATION STUDENT

Produced in partnership with First-Gen Forward, the fourth brief in our five part series explores identify and connection from the students perspective.

While students may be categorized as first-generation based on parental education, not all immediately identify with the term. Many students need time to build this connection. This brief, the fourth in our series, explores how individuals move from being labelled as a “first-generation college-student” by others to integrating that status into their sense of self, and how that affects their college experience.