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Celebrating first-generation students at Simpson College
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Source: The Simpsonian
Simpson College is celebrating first-generation students during First-Generation Student Week with special events from Nov. 9 to Nov. 14. Student Support Services, or TRIO and the Campus Activity Board, or CAB, are holding different events to honor the first-generation students at the college. Simpson turns the celebration into a full week, taking place after the national First-Generation College Celebration Day on Nov. 8. Although the celebration of first-generation students on Nov. 8 was launched in 2017, the significance of the day dates back to 1965. Nov. 8 is the anniversary of the signing of the 1965 Higher Education Act by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The act expanded federal financial aid and established federal TRIO programs to support low-income and first-generation students. Simpson’s TRIO program currently has 220 students. Of the 220, 131 are first-generation students.
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