{"id":1034,"date":"2024-09-23T18:06:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T18:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/?page_id=1034"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:25:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:25:39","slug":"national-first-generation-college-student-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/identity-based-support\/first-gen-at-clark\/national-first-generation-college-student-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National First-Generation College Student Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar-right is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/jonas-clark-hall-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1103\" style=\"width:980px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/jonas-clark-hall-banner.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/jonas-clark-hall-banner-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/jonas-clark-hall-banner-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/jonas-clark-hall-banner-270x150.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/jonas-clark-hall-banner-114x63.jpg 114w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/www-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/sites\/23\/2024\/09\/jonas-clark-hall-banner-420x233.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro-copy-with-divider\">November 8 marks the annual celebration of National First-Generation College Student Day. We observe November 8 to honor the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HEA was created to generate more opportunities for Americans from minority and low-income backgrounds to go to college. In addition to creating federal grants and loan programs to help students finance their educations, the legislation made key investments in institutions of higher education and introduced programs, such as the Federal TRIO programs, to increase postsecondary access, retention, and completion for low-income, potential first-generation college graduates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><ul class=\"wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/identity-based-support\/first-gen-at-clark\/pinning-ceremony\/\">First-Gen Pinning Ceremony<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/identity-based-support\/first-gen-at-clark\/first-gen-week\/\">First-Gen Week<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/identity\/identity-based-support\/first-gen-at-clark\/national-first-generation-college-student-day\/\">National First-Generation College Student Day<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group contact-box has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><div class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Contact Information<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-student-leadership-identity-and-community-engagement\">Student Leadership, Identity, and Community Engagement<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns contact-details is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\"><div class=\"eyebrow black has-text-align-left\">Office Location<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"icon map\">Dana Commons,<br>1st Floor, Suite 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"icon map\">Asher Suite<br>3rd\u00a0floor, University Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"icon mail\"><a href=\"mailto:campus_life@clarku.edu\">campus_life@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 8 marks the annual celebration of National First-Generation College Student Day. 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