Articles

• The Pride and Strain of Being a First-Generation College Student
• First-generation students are an asset for colleges and universities
• TBY: The First Generations: Reflections on attending college
• Center for First Gen: Impact of COVID19 on First Generation Students
• What I Wish I'd Known as a First Gen College Student
• What I Remember About Orientation as a Low-Income, First-Generation Student
• First Generation College Students: Exploring the Challenges They Face
• More Pandemic Consequences for Underrepresented Students
• First in the Family: Your College Years

Books

Below you'll find a comprehensive (and ongoing) list of books relating to First-Gen and Low-Income identities:

• The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
• Every Student Has a Story: Personal Narratives from First-Generation College Students
• 50 Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me About College: Straight Talk for First Generation College Students FROM First Generation College Graduates
• First-Generation College Student Guide
• First-Generation College Student Experiences of Intersecting Marginalities
• First in the Family: Your College Years: Advice About College from First Generation Students
• The Journey Before Us: First-Generation Pathways from Middle School to College
• Giants Among Us: First Generation College Students Who Live Activist Lives

TED Talks

• What I have learned as a first-generation college student
• LEGACY: First Generation Perspective
• Finding an Identity as a First-Generation Immigrant
• How to build community when you feel isolated
• On Diversity: Access Ain't Inclusion