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@firstgenforward.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 2:30 PM

Want to recognize someone leading an exceptional program advancing #FirstGen student success? Submit your nominations (self-nominations are welcome and encouraged!) for the NASPA Excellence Awards for First-generation Student Success. Learn more at https://ow.ly/OapP50ZO1Pr.

@inpersonplus.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 12:30 PM

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#FirstGen #FirstGenProfessionals #CareerOpportunities #InPersonPlus

@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

🎙️ New on The FirstGen Lounge: Anthony Ramirez shares how learning hidden systems on his own and redefining success beyond expectations inspired him to build FirstGenX to help other FirstGen students create their own path.

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0kgF...

#FirstGen #FirstGenProud #FirstGenX

@inpersonplus.com Sep 13, 2026, 1:46 PM

The word « FirstGen » is rarely associated with being a DJ. But DJ Helios is.
Listen to her story.
#FirstGen #FirstGenProfessional

@inpersonplus.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 4:00 PM

🎙️ New on The FirstGen Lounge: Anthony Ramirez shares how learning hidden systems on his own and redefining success beyond expectations inspired him to build FirstGenX to help other FirstGen students create their own path.

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0kgF...

#FirstGen #FirstGenProud #FirstGenX

@drkallschmidt.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 8:04 AM

#professionalism #careerdevelopment #floridawoman #firstgen #culture

@drkallschmidt.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 8:04 AM

What’s your awkward #imadeit moment? #firstgen #economicmobility #fivestarhotel #hospitality

@risingworldwide.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 5:45 PM

What did our families have to overcome to get here? And more importantly: What can we change so the next generation doesn't have to overcome the same things? That's heritage too.
www.risingworldwide.org

#HispanicHeritageMonth #FirstGen #LatinoHistory #EndPoverty #EconomicJustice #SurvivorCentered

@inpersonplus.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 1:10 PM

📖 Welcome to the FirstGen Dictionary!

Because sometimes college comes with a whole vocabulary you’re just expected to know.

What FirstGen term should we add to the dictionary next? Drop it in the comments! 💙

#FirstGen #FirstGenProud #FirstGeneration #InPersonPlus

@sameenasafdar.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 12:28 AM

Watching Katie Cook receive the HNBA LGBTQ+ Legacy Fund Impact Award.

She’s a graduate who’s doing immigration work and talking about helping her single mom clean houses.

#firstgen #HNBA

Image of a young woman in a pink dress at a podium with a microphone speak.

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HNBA LGBTQ+ Legacy Fund
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Scholarship Recipient.
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@inpersonplus.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 12:30 PM

This Labor Day, we’re celebrating the hard work and sacrifices that create opportunities for generations to come. 💙

Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸

#LaborDay #FirstGen #FirstGenProud #FirstGeneration #InPersonPlus

@thefirstgenlounge.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 4:00 PM

🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, Jacky Chen and Hanan Allen share how determination, community, and building support networks from the ground up helped them navigate college.

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0LAy...

#FirstGen #CollegeAdmissions #FirstGenProud

@inpersonplus.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 1:43 PM

Went to college. Still don’t have all the answers.

FirstGen life = figuring it out as you go. 💙

#FirstGen #FirstGenProud #FiguringItOut #InPersonPlus #FirstGenJoke

@inpersonplus.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 4:00 PM

🎙️ This week on The FirstGen Lounge, Jacky Chen and Hanan Allen share how determination, community, and building support networks from the ground up helped them navigate college.

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0LAy...

#FirstGen #CollegeAdmissions #FirstGenProud