![House Bill 1659 is under review by the executive session of the Washington State Senate committee on higher education and workforce development.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Washington-Giving-money--900x506.png)
State legislature considers increased grant amounts to offset college tuition
KASSANDRA VOGEL, Evergreen reporter
• February 24, 2022
![Sara Stout, director of student services for the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, created the Murrow First Mentoring Program.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Sara-Stout-900x900.jpg)
Murrow College launches first-generation mentoring program
SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor
• December 2, 2021
![Gabby Rodriguez-Garcilazo speaks about what the Undocumented Initiatives Program means to her on Monday in the CUB.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Undocumented-Initiatives-Interview-2-of-5-900x600.jpg)
Students find community in undocumented resource center
JOSIAH PIKE, Evergreen news co-editor
• November 3, 2021
![Angie Klimko, director of First, will promote programs that focus on high-impact practices to help first-generation students excel in higher education.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Angie-Klimko-2.PhotoByPhillpDirks.jpg)
Former TRIO director to serve first-gen students
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief
• November 20, 2020
![Jordan Frost, activities director at Issaquah High School and first-generation WSU alumnus, said people cannot control what happens to them, but they can control what to do next.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screenshot-219-900x506.png)
‘Your circumstances do not determine your destiny’
MICHELLE PAREDES STRONG, Evergreen reporter
• November 10, 2020
![Universities need to not only acknowledge first-generation students, but also the on-campus experiences of first-generation students who are of different races and social classes, speakers said.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/606A78DFAF4A4FA89034D903F5400335-900x478.jpg)
Speakers emphasize importance of first-generation programs
TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
• November 9, 2020
![Changes to a syllabus design and wording does not harm or help a students retention of syllabus information.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-06-at-3.27.23-PM-900x495.jpg)
Changing syllabi design may lead to improved faculty-student relationships
ABBY DAVIS, Evergreen copy chief
• November 9, 2020
![WSU alumnus and first-generation student Jordan Frost will be speaking at a university event about first-generation students.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jordan-Frost-Abby-Martinez-900x600.jpg)
WSU alumnus to speak about challenges first-generation students face
LEIANNA KUNZ, Evergreen reporter
• November 6, 2020
![Panel volunteer Alexandra Donnici said students and families unfamiliar with higher education can use the panel as a resource.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/web-23-806x900.jpg)
Panel highlights stories, achievements of first-generation students
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
• November 6, 2020
![Amy Nusbaum, assistant professor at Heritage University, said she, Anna Plemons and Samantha Swindell coauthored “Kindness at First Sight: The Role of Syllabi in Impression Formation.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Any-Nusbuam-JACOB-BERTRAM.jpg)
Panel to discuss how syllabi impact academic success of first-generation students
LEIANNA KUNZ, Evergreen reporter
• November 4, 2020
![This year’s annual Children of Aztlan Sharing Higher Education (CASHE) conference will be held virtually Dec. 4-5 because of COVID-19. The conference will offer financial, admission and scholarship workshops, as well as conversations on identity and culture in the Latinx community.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/web-28-900x541.jpg)
Multicultural conferences empower students to share stories, pursue higher education
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief
• October 15, 2020
![Staff at WSU Pullman’s TRIO Student Support Services program support first-generation students, as well as those from lower-income families and students with disabilities.](https://dailyevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/tutoring-trio-01.jpg)
TRIO program supports students in all areas of life
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief
• September 21, 2020
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