RiSE Center seminar: The challenges of first-generation students
The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) at the University of Maine will host a seminar at 3 p.m Monday, Feb. 1 in Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall.
The talk, “Summiting the academic mountain: The challenges of first-generation college students,” will be led by Jose Herrera, associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Western New Mexico University.
Contemporary approaches to data analytics at several institutions have suggested a handful of risk factors that negatively impact graduation rates including financial need; being first in their family to attend college; lack of preparation in reading, writing or math; and being the single head of household.