Collection

2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Ben Weihrauch

a bachelor’sdegree, are an emerging population in higher education. However, FGS matriculate, persist, andgraduate with a bachelor’s degree at lower rates than continuing-generation students (CGS). Thenational FGS population is more diverse than CGS, with a greater percentage having one or moreintersecting, underrepresented identities. With national, state, and institutional leaders trying toclose the “achievement gap” and meet diversity and equity outcomes, understanding and servingFGS is critical to meeting those goals.Helping FGS persist to graduation is also important to science, technology, engineering, andmath (STEM) bachelor’s degree programs. FGS who are enrolled in STEM bachelor’s degreeprograms persist and graduate at lower rates