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FGLIstudents.org Monthly Awards
Aug 2023
Student Superstar
Marco is a 2023 graduate and the recipient of the uber-prestigious Fulbright award. He’ll participate in a cultural exchange program at the Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal as part of his English Teaching Assistantship.
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Wake Forest is crushing it for its freshly-minted early-action application that is only available to first-generation college students. The deadline to apply is November 15th, and non-binding decisions will be released on January 15th.
Aug 2023
College Crush
Aug 2023
Best Colleges for FGLI Students
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Boston University is the winner of our coveted Gold Level award for its robust program that includes a FGLI orientation, graduation celebration, magazine and much more.
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FGLIstudents.org Monthly Awards
Each month, we'll give nine awards to spotlight the people, colleges, and organizations that are doing innovative things for FGLI students.
Each of the winners will receive a digital badge that can be used on LinkedIn and other online platforms.
Aug 2023
Student Superstar
Marco is a 2023 graduate and the recipient of the uber-prestigious Fulbright award. He’ll participate in a cultural exchange program at the Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal as part of his English Teaching Assistantship.
Wake Forest is crushing it for its freshly-minted early-action application that is only available to first-generation college students. The deadline to apply is November 15th, and non-binding decisions will be released on January 15th.
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Best Colleges for FGLI Students
College Crush
The University of Pennsylvania offers a bevy of support programs for FGLI students, including a four-week summer bridge program and a four-year College Achievement Program (CAP). It was also the 2022 IvyG Student Conference.
Boston University is the winner of our coveted Gold Level award for its robust program that includes a FGLI orientation, graduation celebration, magazine and much more.
Aug 2023
Fabulous Faculty Member
In addition to being a tenured Associate Professor, Dr. Wanzer-Serrano is the Interim Director of the Race and Ethnic Studies Institute. He advocates for “making universities more inclusive and meaningful for underrepresented students”.
Aug 2023
Sensational Staff Member
Kevin hit the trifecta by participating in TRIO’s three core programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Student Support Services). He was a first-generation student and is paying it forward in his role as an SSS advisor.
Aug 2023
Amazing Advocate
Kourtney has worked for the Posse Foundation, founded Student Enrichment Services at Northwestern, co-founded the FGLI Consortium, and now serves as VP in Global Philanthropy for JPMorgan Chase. Wow.
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Aug 2023
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Outstanding Organization
This non-profit hires recent college graduates (more than half of whom were first-gen/Pell-eligible), and places them in under-funded high schools as near-peer advisors to FGLI high-school students. It’s a win-win!
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Amazing Advocate
Fabulous Faculty Member
In addition to being a tenured Associate Professor, Dr. Wanzer-Serrano is the Interim Director of the Race and Ethnic Studies Institute. He advocates for “making universities more inclusive and meaningful for underrepresented students”.
Sensational Staff Member
Kevin hit the trifecta by participating in TRIO’s three core programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Student Support Services). He was a first-generation student and is paying it forward in his role as an SSS advisor.
Kourtney has worked for the Posse Foundation, founded Student Enrichment Services at Northwestern, co-founded the FGLI Consortium, and now serves as VP in Global Philanthropy for JPMorgan Chase. Wow.
Know of someone who deserves the spotlight? Send us their information and why you think they deserve to be recognized. You can even nominate yourself. Don't forget to specifiy which award the nomination is for!
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Aug 2023
Magnificent Media: Book/Movie/Series
This is an independent film that you may not have heard of, but should see. The story features a high-school basketball player nicknamed Sticks, and follows him through the challenges of being the first in his family to attend college.
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Aug 2023
Wild Card!
In our opinion, BCG’s Growing Future Leaders (GFL) summer-internship program for Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Indigenous/Native American/Alaska Native students is wicked awesome.
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Outstanding Organization
Magnificent Media: Book/Movie/Series
Wild Card!
This non-profit hires recent college graduates (more than half of whom were first-gen/Pell-eligible), and places them in under-funded high schools as near-peer advisors to FGLI high-school students. It’s a win-win!
This is an independent film that you may not have heard of, but should see. The story features a high-school basketball player nicknamed Sticks, and follows him through the challenges of being the first in his family to attend college.
In our opinion, BCG’s Growing Future Leaders (GFL) summer-internship program for Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Indigenous/Native American/Alaska Native students is wicked awesome.
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