Tag: first-generation students
UofL PhD graduate inspired by mother鈥檚 legacy
Daquarius Mahone鈥檚 PhD hooding ceremony was a festive multi-family affair with numerous supporters, including his grandparents. Even his church pastor and colleagues from the...
Disadvantaged students pay a price to move up, says education prize...
Disadvantaged college students pay a heavy ethical and emotional price to become upwardly mobile, says a scholar who on Dec. 8 was named winner...
As the Pell Grant turns 50, UofL continues to make strides...
The Federal Pell Grant program was established by Congress in 1972 to create a financial pathway for low-and-middle income students to attend college.
In the...