Wondering if there are any staff and faculty who share your experience as a first-gen undergrad? There are many! All the UR Community members listed below were also the first in their families to get a bachelor's degree, and many went on to advanced degrees. Scan this list to see if any of the staff and faculty you know have a first-gen story to tell.
A part of the Center for First-Generation Student Success organization, "the mission of the Black First-Gen Collective is to support, study and disseminate intentional research, praxis and policy that specifically explores, interrogates, unpacks and disaggregates the unique experiences of Black first-generation undergraduate and graduate or professional school students".
"Our collective is a group of 5 women who have completed PhDs as FLI students and are now navigating the post-FLI identity. Each episode, a few of us from the FLI collective discuss how our FLI identities shaped our experiences in higher education and beyond."