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November 4, 2025
What Does it Mean to Be First-Gen: Insights from the Kessler Scholars Collaborative Fall 2025 First-Year Student Survey
At the Kessler Scholars Collaborative, we believe the best way to understand what it means to be first-gen is to listen to students themselves. This fall, nearly 350 first-year Kessler Scholars across our 16 partner campuses shared their perspectives in our annual fall survey supported by external evaluation partner Ithaka S+R. Over 95 percent of students responded, offering their honest and inspiring reflections on what being first-generation means to them.
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November 4, 2025
What Does it Mean to Be First-Gen: Insights from the Kessler Scholars Collaborative Fall 2025 First-Year Student Survey
At the Kessler Scholars Collaborative, we believe the best way to understand what it means to be first-gen is to listen to students themselves. This fall, nearly 350 first-year Kessler Scholars across our 16 partner campuses shared their perspectives in our annual fall survey supported by external evaluation partner Ithaka S+R. Over 95 percent of students responded, offering their honest and inspiring reflections on what being first-generation means to them.
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