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First-generation college students

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Student experience
Kessler Scholars Program supports first-generation students
Published Nov 17, 2025
The program, which offers community, mentorship, and summer stipends, has been renewed for another four years
Students smile as they gather around a table where flyers are being handed out at FLI Day
Dream, Dare, Do
Published Spring 2025
JHU celebrates National First-Generation College Student Day / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Four students stand side by side hold maroon FLI Proud t-shirts
FLI DAY
FLI proud and growing
Published Nov 9, 2022 Video
More than 28% of undergraduate students at Hopkins are first-generation and/or limited income, a sign of increased access to a Hopkins education made possible by Michael R. Bloomberg's $1.8B gift in 2018
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Student experience
Hopkins recognized for commitment to first-gen students
Published March 11, 2022
Johns Hopkins is among 53 higher education institutions recognized by the Center for First-Generation Student Success for their commitment to the historically underrepresented group of students
A student is taught how to pipette
Student experience
Lab access, granted
Published Feb 2, 2022
Chemist Stephen Fried designs Intersession course to provide laboratory experience to first-generation students
Next-gen success
Afterwords
Next-gen success
Published Spring 2021
Research shows that your ZIP code determines where you'll eventually end up in life. So what happens when you leave your ZIP code, but your ZIP code and all of its dark remnants refuse to leave you? / Johns Hopkins Magazine