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Students in the Newbury Center, which provides resources for first-generation Boston University students and staff. President Robert Brown started various projects to increase the percentage of first-gen students at BU and provide them with resources. ANGIE YE/DFP STAFF

First-gen students offer perspective on Newbury Center and President Brown’s legacy

Zenobia Lloyd November 1, 2022
With an increase of first-gen students, students voice concern on slim resources
Boston University is opening the Newbury Center — a building dedicated to supporting first-generation college students — at 755 Commonwealth Avenue in January, according to a Tuesday letter by Provost Jean Morrison. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Newbury Center for first-generation students to open in January

Ellie Yeo November 1, 2020
BU is further committing itself to supporting first-generation students on campus through its Newbury Center, which is scheduled to open in January at 755 Commonwealth Avenue, University Provost Jean Morrison announced via email Tuesday.
Josee Matela, a senior in the College of Communication, is the creator of The First-Gen Graduates of 2020, a digital yearbook profiling first-generation graduating seniors inspired by her own experiences as a first-generation college student. COURTESY JOSEE MATELA

BU first-gen student shares her motivation to succeed, shares other graduates’ stories online

Angela Yang April 28, 2020
COM senior Josee Matela created The First-Gen Graduates of 2020, a digital yearbook sharing the stories of others who broke barriers to triumph in the world of higher education.
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