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Student Success Online Guide

Student Success guide

Student Success Online Guide

Introduction

Welcome First-Generation Students!

Being a first-generation college student presents unique opportunities and challenges. We want to help you navigate through the resources available to you. Scroll to find a mix of online, in-print, and in-person resources to connect with. Weblinks include Randolph-Macon College resources and those from the global community. 

This page is part of our broader "Student Success" guide. Using the menu to navigate, you will find helpful links to guide you to the right person, book, film, or website to help you get the most out of your college experience. 

Have a suggestion or questions? Email us at library@rmc.edu.

Looking for resources at Randolph-Macon?

A great place to start is the Randolph-Macon College, Inclusive Engagement First-Generation webpage, with helpful links to people and online resources.

Follow Harlan Cohen for advice on "all things" college.

Thriving as a First-Generation Student - Books

Spread Your Wings and FLI (print and eBook)

Spread Your Wings and FLI: How to Effectively Navigate College as a First-Generation, Low-Income Student is chock full of inspiration and actionable resources FLI students need to be successful in college and prepare for life after their undergraduate experience. Inside this book you will learn: What faculty/advisors/professors today can do to further support the development of FLI students. How FLI allies can help advocate for the resources FLI students need. How FLI identity intersects with other marginalized identity types. 

Know That You Are Worthy (print)

Thirty-one alumni who were the first in their family to obtain a college degree share their experiences as first-generation students in this noteworthy new text. Their stories illuminate how the struggles of first-generation students are primarily due to a combination of multiple social inequities that are ignored, reinforced, and perpetuated by exclusive college systems. Speaking directly to current and future first-generation students, the authors offer tips and advice for success, along with powerful words of encouragement. Faculty and staff will also benefit from reading this book, as the authors describe a more equitable system in which universities are enriched by the wisdom, experiences, and talents of first-generation students while promoting a generative culture for all learners.

Websites

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Information Literacy Film Series

Become information literate! Not sure what that means? Watch this short series of videos to learn what it is and how becoming information literate will help you both as a student and in your future endeavors.