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A newsletter about the highs and lows of the first-generation college student experience. By Zipporah Osei, a journalist and senior at Northeastern University.

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Stronger Together: The Power of Mentorship

  • Zipporah Osei
  • July 24, 2020
Mentors can raise self-confidence and connect first-gen students to pathways they didn't even know existed.
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Graduate School and the Allure of Being a Lifelong Student

  • Zipporah Osei
  • July 10, 2020
I’ve only been away from college for a couple of months and I’m already thinking about going back.…
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We’ve All Got Student Loan Debt. So Let’s Talk About it.

  • Zipporah Osei
  • June 19, 2020
Student debt is not uncommon and shouldn't be a topic swept under the rug.
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Feeling Worlds Away from Your Parents As a First-Gen Grad

  • Zipporah Osei
  • June 5, 2020
People whose parents didn’t go to college are understandably less likely to go themselves, but for those that do, there’s a great chance that they’ll out-earn their parents.
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Wake Me Up When This Pandemic-Induced Recession Ends

It’s not a good time to be a first-generation college student without a safety net.
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  • May 22, 2020
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Happy Fauxmencement to the Class of COVID-19

  • Zipporah Osei
  • May 8, 2020
Unable to celebrate in person, the Class of 2020 has created new ceremonies on top of their universities' virtual graduation events.
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Visions of a Post-COVID Higher Education Utopia

  • Zipporah Osei
  • April 24, 2020
This is a chance to reshape higher education, and do away with the elements of it that aren’t serving us.
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First-Gen High School Students Feel Robbed, and They’ve Got Every Right To

  • Zipporah Osei
  • April 10, 2020
Nobody could have planned for this — certainly not teenagers looking forward to college.
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What Do First-Gen Students Want in This Time? Our Money.

  • Zipporah Osei
  • March 27, 2020
It seems many colleges are hoping to avoid refunding large amounts of money out of fear about how it’ll impact the budget.
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First-Gen in the Time of Coronavirus

This past week we’ve all seen the consequences of colleges not having robust support systems in place for first-generation and low-income students.
Zipporah Osei
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  • March 13, 2020

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