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Title: Understanding First-Generation Students: Financial, Academic, and Well-Being Insights. Spotlight Report Brief
Language: English
Authors: Lydia Mentzer, Trellis Strategies
Source: Online Submission. 2025.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Well Being, Student Needs, Mental Health, Low Income Students, Financial Problems, Student Financial Aid, Mental Disorders, Housing, Hunger, Homeless People, Food, Grade Point Average, Parents, Intervention
Abstract: This brief explores the financial, academic, and well-being challenges faced by first-generation college students in the 2024 Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS), highlighting disparities in support, mental health, and basic needs insecurity, and offering evidence-based strategies for institutions to foster equitable student success.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED677880
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