FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
Are you the first in your family to go to college? You are not alone! First-generation college students make up almost 25% of the total UofA undergraduate population, and many faculty and administrators are also first in their family to attend college.
The First-Generation Mentoring Program, sponsored by the Honors College, was developed to help first-generation freshman and sophomore students navigate life on campus by pairing them with caring faculty.
Julio Martinez, current Path Scholar from Van Buren, is one of the first in his family to get a college education. His faculty mentor, Tim Muldoon, professor of biomedical engineering, connected M...