Surrounding first-generation students with support is the key to college success

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Mozie-Ross, Yvette and Dale Bittinger. “Surrounding First-Generation Students with Support Is the Key to College Success.” Maryland Matters, September 27, 2024. https://marylandmatters.org/2024/09/26/surrounding-first-generation-students-with-support-is-the-key-to-college-success/.

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This fall, residence halls and classrooms are filling with new students eager to start their academic journey. Many of them are “first generation” students — the first in their family to be able to pursue higher education