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DEI Blog – Being First-Generation: A Challenge & a Gift

College for Creative Study

By Katie Gaither – Director of Student Engagement – Office of Student Affairs Nearly 25% of CCS students are first-generation college students (otherwise known as “first-gens”)! Each first-gen student has a story worth understanding, sharing, and celebrating. Today I share mine with you.

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: I was a first-generation college student from a small coal-mining community in east Kentucky. If you look at our DEI plan on campus, it’s really granular in those ways. Q: What led you to your career in higher education? I was like, “So what’s the secret of success here? Who are we not serving well?

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D., Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,