This study captures the voices and lived academic experiences of first-generation college students at a four-year residential college due to the emergency shift to online classes during the onset of COVID-19. What were the academic experiences of first-generation college students in that virtual environment? What were the challenges posed by…

Prior research suggests that first-generation college students are less likely to succeed compared to their non-first-generation peers (Engle & Tinto, 2008; Gibbons et al., 2019; Pascarella et al., 2004; Spiegler & Bednarek, 2013). Further, when faced with crisis, students may experience psychological, financial, or other related distress…

Purpose: This paper aims to present research on the assets of first-generation college students and offer asset-based practices that can be implemented to support students during emergency transitions. Design/methodology/approach: This paper reviews the literature related to first-generation college students and cultural wealth and then details…

This constructionist phenomenological dissertation study explored stories from nine working-class, first-generation college students, specifically how middle-class socialization on a four-year university campus located in the Mountain West region of the United States impacts the relationships with their parent(s)/guardian(s). My primary research…

Prior to the COVID-19 emergency, some faculty resisted the move to digital learning formats due to concerns for student equity or that engagement would suffer. The purpose of this study was to understand how faculty adapted their courses during the rapid shift to remote and online learning in the spring of 2020, and to understand the role of…