SXSW EDU 2019
Low Income and First-Gen Aren’t the Same Thing!
Description:
Education advocates, wonks and journalists tend to conflate the terms “low-income” and “first-generation,” using them interchangeably. But not all first-gen students come to college with financial hardship. And not all low-income students are the first in their family to attend college. How do the needs of low-income and first-gen students vary? And where do they converge? How can institutions and advocates shape policy -- and practice -- in ways that create pathways to opportunity for both.
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Takeaways
- Understand the difference between low-income and first-generation student populations.
- Exposure to the why the conflation of low-income and first-generation terms creates policy and practice challenges.
- Learn distinct supports for low-income and first-generation students.
Speakers
- Sarah Whitley, Senior Director, Center for First-generation Student Success, NASPA
- Adam Harris , Staff Writer, Education, The Atlantic
- Cecilia Marshall, Director of Strategic Initiatives, The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- Eric Waldo, Executive Director, Reach Higher
Organizer
Devon Haynes, Sr Assoc, Whiteboard Advisors
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