By Mariane St. Juste, Senior, Williams College As I reflect on my first three years at Williams College, I often found the trips to the career center to be quite daunting. Even after building up the courage to set up... Read More

Working for an organization with a culture that matches your workstyle promotes your productivity and overall well-being. Organizational culture is “the way we do things around here” which may or may not be reflected in the organization’s formal goals and... Read More

In FirstGen Ahead’s January newsletter, three of five themes were reported from our qualitative summer research study, which offers insights into the experiences of students who graduated from college during the 2009 Great Recession and their subsequent career paths over... Read More

After a few months into the pandemic this past summer, three FirstGen Ahead students joined me in conducting qualitative research following the career trajectories of students who graduated from college during the 2009 Great Recession. We wanted to know about... Read More

Shanicka Burdine is the Assistant Director for Illinois Promise, a college access and success program at her alma mater, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also a first-year coach with FirstGen Ahead. Mentorship and student support have been... Read More