The myth of meritocracy is promoted relentlessly these days, but under-represented students and professionals know capital — ...

“I felt like there was this hidden instruction manual about college and grad school.” Ensuring the academic success of first- generation students is important at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Thank you for providing this support.” Note that while our primary role is to support scholars, all first-generation students can see the campus resources listed below.

"To be [a first-generation American] is to feel like you’re trying to fix and heal the financial scars of many generations before you and trying to catch up to the other folks who have been ...