Study Skills Series: Stay Calm and Carry On… with Critical Thinking

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Imagine this scenario: You get a mysterious, frantic email from a friend that says she is traveling in London and has lost her purse, which contained all her identification...

How "Early College" Programs Help First-Generation Students Succeed

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. If you could go to college for free, would you? Believe it or not, this is an opportunity that exists today in many cities, in schools that offer “early college”...

Choosing a College Major: Tips from a Professor

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. While packing for an upcoming international move to New Zealand, I found fictional stories I had written as a child and teenager. I usually wrote one small book every year...