It’s First-Generation Week at Stanislaus State, and the University is celebrating by recognizing its community of first-gen college students with a host of activities and events.
Universities nationwide are participating in the annual National First-Generation College Celebration, which honors the anniversary of signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965. The act emerged from President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, which was intended to help level the playing field weighed against Americans from underrepresented, minority and low-income backgrounds.