Mentoring Programs for First-Gen Students

The effort that goes into facilitating a positive mentor experience frequently pays off. Successful graduates often say that such relationships, whether in the form of a faculty member, a peer adviser, or an alum, helped them stay enrolled and find jobs after they graduated.

So how can colleges help first-Gen students form those relationships? In a coming virtual forum hosted by The Chronicle, a panel of college mentoring experts will gather to discuss how to create an atmosphere that encourages those bonds.

Join us on March 28 at 2 p.m. ET for “Mentoring Programs for First-Gen Students” to hear more about the benefits of mentorship programs for your institution.

Host: Katherine Mangan, senior writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Panelists:

Liz Banuelos-Castro, adviser on internship and diversity programs, University of Southern California
Marc A. Lo, executive director of Penn First Plus, University of Pennsylvania
Ted Thompson, chief program officer, One Million Degrees
Charmaine E. Troy, associate director of first-generation student initiatives, Georgia Institute of Technology, and co-editor of the book Developing and Implementing Promising Practices and Programs for First-Generation Students

Watch on demand

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