The first year of college presents challenges for most students, but for first-generation college students the change can seem almost overwhelming. Being the first in your family to go to college means that when you have questions, the go-to advice givers of family now no longer have the answers. A new group, Lehigh F1RST (First-generation Initiative Represented by Students and Teachers), was founded by three students to help fellow first-generation and working-class students make the college transition as smoothly as possible.
Posted on Tuesday, November 7, 2017