Ronald and Patricia Sarner established a $25,000 endowed scholarship at SUNY Poly to support first-generation undergraduate computer science students.

First-generation students make up about one-third of college applicants, according to 2024 data from the Common App, but only 24 percent of first-generation college students graduate with a bachelor’s ...

In reflecting on my experiences as a first-generation student, many of my challenges were related to unwritten college norms, ranging from academic policies to social conventions. When I entered ...