First in Their Families to Graduate from College
More than 30 graduating seniors who will be the first in their families to graduate…
First generation students
A Colombian Immigrant Finds Beauty in Art and America
Melissa Mejia has always been an artist. Growing up in Colombia, she painted school murals…
Q&A with the New Dean of the Graduate School of Education: José Luis Alvarado
José Luis Alvarado, Ph.D., a longtime leader in higher education and advocate for students living…
Fordham Celebrates First-Generation Graduates
Students who are the first in their families to attend college face their own set…
Samantha Chavez-Rodriguez: Setting a Path for the Future
(Fordham News profiled incoming freshmen breaking new ground as the first in their families to…
Breaking Through: A Look at First Generation Students
(Fordham News profiled three incoming freshmen breaking new ground as the first in their families…