Being First: What It Means to Be the First in Your Family to Earn a College Degree

Ambitious, intelligent, and deserving students come from all backgrounds, but those whose parents did not finish college are far less likely to earn a college degree themselves. No one understands this better than these leaders who are also first-generation college graduates. Join them for a discussion about the power of supporting first-generation students in achieving their educational aspirations and potential. 

Beverly Wendland, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Feng Sheng Hu, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor
Deanna Barch, Chair and Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Professor of Radiology, and Gregory B Couch Professor of Psychiatry
Harvey Fields, Jr., MA ’97 PhD ’04, Associate Dean for Student Success
Michael Aguilar, Class of 2021, moderator