University of Michigan: One of Higher Education's Most Innovative Programs for First-Generation Students Receives $40M Gift to Support Success Through College, Beyond
October 29, 2021
October 29, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 29 (TNSMon) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
The struggles of first-generation college students are well-known: Feelings of self-doubt, uncertainty, a sense of not belonging and trouble accessing help and support. At the end of it all, less than 30 percent, nationally, graduate in four years. But new statistics show that the Kessler Scholars Program at the University of Michigan has closed the achievement gap: Its first-gener . . .
The struggles of first-generation college students are well-known: Feelings of self-doubt, uncertainty, a sense of not belonging and trouble accessing help and support. At the end of it all, less than 30 percent, nationally, graduate in four years. But new statistics show that the Kessler Scholars Program at the University of Michigan has closed the achievement gap: Its first-gener . . .