Trial by fire: The experience of navigating college as a first-gen
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director FIU defines a “first-gen” as a student whose parents had not earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. I fall…
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FIU Students React to Virtual Graduation Announcement
Tamica Jean-Charles/Asst. Entertainment Director Spring graduates can still participate in their intended spring commencement next month–through their computer screens, of course. The University Commencement Team…
First Generation Students Make Up A Quarter Of FIU: Here Are Their Stories
Valentina Palm/Assistant news Director Clara Hernandez was the first person in her family to enroll in college in 2012. Now, a trip to Japan…
Panthers share first-generation experiences
College is often a time of many firsts: first time living on your own, first time thinking seriously about a career, first time contemplating adulthood. For first-generation college students, meaning first in their families to enroll in and/or obtain a four-year college or university degree, these firsts can be accompanied by particular joys and tribulations, including high parental expectations.
