On this episode of the show, sociologist Jenifer Berry stops by to discuss the evolution of the first-generation student experience. Families are much more complex and students come from a vast array of backgrounds resulting in college experiences that are very much akin to how we’ve defined the first-generation experience. How do we make institutions #studentready as opposed to making students more #collegeready?
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