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![An illustration of the words 1st Gen laid over a question mark with a graduation cap on top symbolizes the inconsistency and uncertainty of what it means to be a first-generation college student.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-08/FirstGen_2_illo.jpg?itok=tq2_2eJ2)
Defining ‘First Generation’ in Different Ways
Colleges and governments offer financial and academic support for these students, but there’s no set standard among colleges for what the term means, as limits on affirmative action raise the stakes.
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College Access Groups Fear Impact of Outsourcing Guidance
Requirements were aimed mostly at for-profit companies colleges hire to run their online programs. Nonprofits that help students attend and complete college feel caught in the crossfire.
![Bar chart showing how much more borrowers from seven institutions owe five years after graduation](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-07/GraduateLoanInterest.jpg?itok=QHk-CT3w)
New Data Show How Students Fare After Graduate School
At 24 institutions, students have accumulated more than $25 million in interest five years into repayment, while at one university, balances grew by $289 million.
Alderson Broaddus Loses Degree-Granting Authority
Application for New Repayment Plan Out
Report Proposes Focusing Pell Grant on Living Costs, Not Tuition
![A photo of West Virginia governor Jim Justice, a light-skinned man with white hair, speaking](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-07/JimJustice.jpg?itok=XS1KRi5d)
W.Va. Governor Wants to Save Alderson Broaddus
Alderson Broaddus University faced a vote from a state oversight board that could have prompted its closure. Then the governor stepped in, though without a clear plan.
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House Subcommittee Members Disagree Over Higher Ed’s Value
Republicans argue that college prices are too high for inadequate outcomes and that institutions are to blame. Democrats focus their ire on for-profit colleges.
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