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First-Generation student celebration
By: Emma Rasmussen FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- November 6th through the 10th has been declared First-Generation College Student Week. The Office of New Student and Family was created this week as a way to celebrate all students who are the first of their parents or guardians to go to a four-year university. This week will be…
First generation college graduates and Latinos in NWA
By: Kaitlin Garza FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – First generation college students are often trailblazers for the generations of their families that are to come after them. On the University of Arkansas campus, first gen students account for nearly 23% of undergraduates currently enrolled in classes. Registrar for the university, Gary Gunderman said that about 860…