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Scientists reveal first generation ever to be less intelligent than their parents

Historically, intelligence tests and large-scale assessments have shown that each new generation tends to outperform its ...

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I ...
Inside Higher Ed

Rethinking First-Generation Labels

New Common App research shows that broad first- and continuing-generation labels can mask meaningful differences in student ...
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What Does First Generation Mean? A First-Gen Student Guide

When you do something that no one's done before, you're setting a precedent. You're the blueprint — the start of a new legacy. And if you're setting a precedent as the first person to do or achieve ...
Ventura County Star

Guest column: First-generation college students are an investment in our collective future

November 8 marked National First-Generation College Student Day, a day that commemorates the Higher Education Act of 1965, which opened doors to higher education for first-generation and low-income ...
Miami University

First-Generation

Additionally, Dean Reneé Baernstein selected Professor of English TaraShea Nesbit as the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding First-Generation Advocate Award, and both Ha and Jackson received the 2024 ...
Kaleido Scope

First Generation Student Success

In 2021, Senator Raphael Warnock from Georgia introduced a bipartisan resolution in support to designate November 8 as National First-Generation College Celebration Day. The resolution passed on ...