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Terrier F1RSTS – The First-Generation Network!
Be part of the BU first-gen community by signing up for BU Connects and joining the Terrier F1RSTS – The First-Generation Network subgroup. Build your network with fellow first-gen alumni, undergraduate/graduate/professional students, faculty, staff, and allies; and watch for special events and mentoring opportunities with current first-gen students.
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Blue Light Hours Book Discussion Thursday, March 20, 2025 5:30 - 7:30 PM Howard Thurman Center, Room 205 808 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 RSVP Here! Bruna Dantas Lobato, an award-winning translator and first-generation college graduate, will be discussing her sensitive debut novel, Blue Light Hours at the Howard Thurman Center. Join us as she […]
Malia Montalvo, a first-gen undergraduate student earning her BA in Advertising in the College of Communication, was recently featured in the following BU Today article. We love to see our first-gen students sharing their stories! Read the Article
Join the Newbury Center and Co-Sponsors for the 8th Annual First-Generation Graduate Student Symposium When: February 7, 2025 Where: via Zoom Join the Boston University Newbury Center, Duke University First-Generation Graduate Student Network, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Grad Student F1RSTS, along with our Cooperating Sponsor, FirstGen Forward, for our […]
First-Gen Graduate Student Featured in Mentorship Spotlight Article Brianna Bourne, a first-gen graduate student earning her MA in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine in the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, was recently featured in the following Boston University Alumni & Friends article. We love to see our first-gen students taking advantage of mentorship […]
What is a first-generation undergrad student? A student in the first generation of their family to go to college (i.e., a student whose parents/guardians/caregivers did not earn bachelor’s degrees, although elder siblings and cousins may be attending college already or have earned four-year degrees). What is a first-generation graduate/professional student? A student whose parents/guardians/caregivers did […]
Join us for the Grand Re-Opening of the Newbury Center and our 4th Birthday Party! Festivities begin at 4pm with the creation of a community painting, DJ, games, dinner, and as always, awesome Newbury Center/Terrier F1RSTS swag. A brief formal program will take place at 4:30pm with remarks by President Gilliam with a drop-in dinner […]
Alexandria McKenzie (CAS ’26) was the 2024 City of Boston Equity & Inclusion Cabinet Summer Intern! McKenzie worked alongside the Racial Justice team in the Equity and Inclusion Cabinet of the City of Boston and learned from some of the most innovative, diverse, and inspiring leaders of our city today. Learn more here!
Congratulations Kathya Correa Almanza (CAS’25) f0r being the 2024–2025 Boston University Initiative on Cities Menino Fellow in partnership with the National League of Cities (NLC)! Almanza will conduct a directed study under the supervision of IOC Director Loretta Lees, evaluating the Boston Public School system and its policies related to segregation and inequality in achievement. Learn more […]