605822 news 1525368501 1525368501 <![CDATA[First in Their Families]]> The sweet celebration that is Commencement is all the more so when you're the first in your family to graduate from an institution of higher learning.

Read about and hear from a few soon-to-be first-gen college graduates who are helluva proud to share their stories.

Read the full story.

]]> 2018-05-03T00:00:00-04:00 The sweet celebration that is Commencement is all the more so when you're the first in your family to graduate from an institution of higher learning.

]]> 605821 image <![CDATA[First in Their Families]]> 231032 image/jpeg Kristen Bailey

Institute Communications

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