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FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS

“This Is My Stepping-stone.” 553 BU First-Generation College Students Welcomed into Honor Society

April 29, 2021
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Maria Dykema Erb Was a First-Generation Student. Now She’s Here to Help BU’s First-Gens

February 2, 2021
Members of Boston University administration and former trustees of Newbury College cut the ribbon to officially open the Newbury Center at Boston University which will support first generation students
First-Generation Students

BU to Open New Center to Support First-Generation Students

October 27, 2020

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