Abstract
Seeking to help support first generation college students (FGCS), the University of Kentucky (UK) has developed new programming and initiatives in recent years aimed at enhancing institutional support for this student group. Among these efforts was the launch in 2009 of the First Scholars program at UK, a project funded by and affiliated with the Suder Foundation, which currently funds five First Scholars programs at universities around the country. This practitioner’s brief first provides an overview of relevant literature related to serving FGCS and then discusses programmatic efforts undertaken at UK designed to improve the retention and graduation rates of FGCS.
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Hutchens, Kelli; Deffendall, Matthew; and Peabody, Michael
(2011)
"Supporting First Generation College Students,"
Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjhepp/vol1/iss1/4
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