Graduate Student Spotlight
Celebrate the Success of Two First-gen Students on Veterans Day
It's BU's First-gen College Celebration Week and Veterans Day--here we celebrate two of our Terrier F1RSTS who are also veterans. ... More
What I Wish I’d Known as a First-Gen Graduate Student
“I didn’t know that I was a first-gen student until I started working at the Newbury Center. During my first... More
Two International First-Gen Graduate Students Create the BU International Graduate Student Guide
“It is not a guide that you need to sit and read for three hours.” Add it to your bookmarks, More
Newbury Center Launches First-Generation Student Magazine
Each Elevate submission features a note from the author or artist explaining the piece and what it means to them. More
I Deserve a Seat at the Table of Higher Education
Taylor Mahoney did not expect to go to college. Born and raised in Charlestown, a historic neighborhood just across the... More
Feeling like a fish out of water: First-generation professionals provide support and mentorship
The first generation in her family to go to college and law school, Miosotti Tenecora (’19) struggled to find her... More