Tag: first generation college student

Arts & Life

Graduates feel impact of a ‘real’ commencement ceremony

Long Beach State has returned to a traditional commencement this year, as students will walk ...

By El Nicklin

May 7, 2024

Arts & Life

Graduating for yourself and no one else

Luk-Mattew Phanbandith is the first in his family to graduate and has worked hard for ...

By Leila Alarcon

May 10, 2023

Opinions

CSULB administration prioritizes profits over the graduating class

With CSULB’s commencement ceremony less than six weeks away, many students have begun to lose ...

By Sam Farfan

April 9, 2023

Campus

Silent administration sparks student protest over graduation

Students gathered outside Brotman Hall to protest their spring commencement after another graduating class was ...

By Hannah Shields

April 4, 2023

Grad School

Five percent means one of us

Long Beach State graduate student Jazmin Arellano discusses her thoughts on graduate school and the ...

By Jazmin Arellano Gallardo

September 18, 2022

Opinions

First-generation students: We belong

To be educated is a privilege that first-generation students worked relentlessly for.

By Grace Widyatmadja

September 30, 2020

Arts & Life

CSULB students create club for first generation college students

Navigating college is hard enough, but these three students are the first in their family ...

By Iman Palm

September 30, 2020

Opinions

There is no ‘right’ timeline to complete your undergraduate degree

The road through college isn't always an easy one, but there is hope at the ...

By Catherine Lima

September 29, 2020