The Student Success Center celebrates National First-Generation College Day on Nov. 8. First-generation students gathered for a photo by Pepperdine's painted rock in Adamson Plaza wearing their #FirstTogether T-shirts. Photo courtesy of Joanna Ramos While pioneering the college experience in their families and pursuing an undergraduate degree, first-generation students said … [Read more...] about First-Generation Students Experience Riding the First Wave
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Fresh Faces: Debate Team Member Brings her Passion for Politics to Malibu
First-year Terra Hernandez poses for her senior portrait in January 2020 at Mauna Kea Beach, Hawai'i. Hernandez said she lived in Hawai'i her whole life until moving to Malibu in January.Photos Courtesy of Terra HernandezAfter competing on the debate team throughout high school, first-year Terra Hernandez decided to double major in Political Science and International Studies. … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Debate Team Member Brings her Passion for Politics to Malibu
The New American Dream: First-Generation College Students Navigate California Colleges
Written by Kelly Rodriguez Photos and infographs by Kelly Rodriguez The decision to go to college is a pivotal choice for anyone. While some California college students come from family lines of college-educated parents and relatives, some students, known as first-generation college students, navigate college all on their own. University of California-Davis … [Read more...] about The New American Dream: First-Generation College Students Navigate California Colleges