/tags/first-generation-college-students First-generation college students en-US Copyright Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:42:11 GMT /2021-04-08/its-not-too-late-fewer-nc-students-completed-the-fafsa-this-year The free application for federal student aid - better known as the FAFSA - is a gateway to all kinds of financial aid for college. But the number of high school seniors submitting the form fell this year. Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:42:11 GMT /2021-04-08/its-not-too-late-fewer-nc-students-completed-the-fafsa-this-year Liz Schlemmer, Jason deBruyn /education/2020-08-28/how-is-covid-19-hitting-first-generation-college-students Nearly one of five students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are the first in their families to attend college. Many first-generation… Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:02:18 GMT /education/2020-08-28/how-is-covid-19-hitting-first-generation-college-students Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /education/2015-04-29/the-first-generation-college-student-experience When Judith Rosales visited UNC-Chapel Hill as a high school student through the Scholars' Latino Initiative program, she liked what she saw, but didn't… Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:03:05 GMT /education/2015-04-29/the-first-generation-college-student-experience Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-29/the-first-generation-college-student-experience When Judith Rosales visited UNC-Chapel Hill as a high school student through the Scholars' Latino Initiative program, she liked what she saw, but didn't… Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:03:05 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-29/the-first-generation-college-student-experience Anita Rao, Frank Stasio