UVA First-Generation and/or Low-Income Alumni Network

10/06/2022

Please share with your networks. Let’s find someone who would be great at supporting students like ourselves. It’s about time…

The Division of Student Affairs at UVA seeks applicants for an experienced and visionary practitioner to fill a new role as Director of the Hoos First program. The Hoos First program aims to empower, support and advocate for First-Generation and/or Limited Income (FGLI) students at UVA in an inclusi...

03/24/2022

https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/legal-course-work-for-undergraduates-might-replace-law-school-admission-test-says-lsac

The Law School Admission Council announced a plan Wednesday to allow prospective law school applicants to take undergraduate courses—possibly in lieu of the LSAT.

03/23/2022

Today's decision by the largest four-year public college system in the U.S. is expected to resonate across the country:

The Wednesday decision by the largest four-year public college system in the U.S. is expected to resonate across the country.

11/28/2021

Recent research from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that the majority of recent college graduates end up underemployed (in jobs that do not require a degree). These outcomes differ based on certain factors such as college major, gender, race and disability.

It did not mention first-generation status or low-income background, but recent research from the NASPA Center for First-Generation Student Success indicates that first-generation students are more likely to be underemployed than their peers, but not by much.

There seems to be a disparity not only in underemployment, but also in the industries they land in out of college compared to those of similar age without a 4-year degree, as well as by amount of pay.

See the graph on occupation I created below from the research. Click here to read the research in it's entirety: https://lnkd.in/equEU9u2

Click here to read an opinion published by Harvard Business Review on what should be done: https://lnkd.in/ekQMadnm

09/15/2021

For those of you weren't able to access, the link, use this one below for our meeting happening now:

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09/14/2021

I would highly encourage attending for anyone interested in grad. school...

https://hopin.com/events/2021-impact-summit

05/28/2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/27/1000868262/colorado-becomes-first-state-to-ban-legacy-college-admissions?utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3Qruj1hM4zqGah3ZmgRTBkqwq5tZwpWcngRA3TMC5tI1rf7fI-EhdYoXQ

Colorado has become the first state to do away with legacy admissions in public colleges. The governor also ended a requirement that public colleges consider SAT or ACT scores for freshmen.

04/10/2021