Gen-1 House at the University of Cincinnati

First-generation college students--students whose parents don't have degrees--struggle for many reasons. The culture of a college campus may be foreign to them and they may lack the wherewithal to navigate the overwhelming maze of academic and administrative offices.

The challenge to solve these issues continues to baffle college administrators, but an innovative program at the University of Cincinnati is helping to influence the outcomes for this group of students and is gaining national attention for its efforts. Gen-1 House was recently featured in the New York Times Education section after only one year of the program.

A true measure of success--the number of students who persist and graduate--may be a some years away, but in a few weeks, the Gen-1 House will welcome its second cohort of first-generation freshmen and continue the vital work to overcome this group's challenges and make them successful college graduates.



Read the full article in the New York Times. Inside Higher Ed also published an article about Gen-1 House in January 2009. Learn more about Gen-1 House at the University of Cincinnati.