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Pursuing a postsecondary education as a first-generation student can be difficult, but having support on campus can help them better navigate higher education. As faculty and staff, there are ways to make that process easier for Â鶹´«Ã½, learning more about their experiences as first-generation Â鶹´«Ã½ and how to help them during their college career.
Below are some useful resources for working with first-generation Â鶹´«Ã½:
EIU's Making Excellence Inclusive: Terminology
A presentation on the terminology related to difference, diversity, and inclusion that is important to understand in order to create a more inclusive campus.
EIU's Faculty Development and Innovation Center: Student Support and Services
A list of resources at EIU that faculty can tell Â鶹´«Ã½ about to help them during their college career.
A report on the diverse identities of first-generation Â鶹´«Ã½, how institutions are shifting to better serve Â鶹´«Ã½, and recommendations for faculty and staff in higher education to help first-generation Â鶹´«Ã½.
This infographic provides information on some of the issues impacting first-generation college Â鶹´«Ã½ today and what universities can do to help fix those issues.
An article that touches on some policies and practices that faculty can implement to help first-generation Â鶹´«Ã½.
An article on ways that faculty can help first-generation Â鶹´«Ã½ succeed in their classes.