Episode #143 - August 23rd, 2017
First-generation college students are students who are the first in their families to attend college, and they cut across all racial and socioeconomic lines. First-generation college students say that they faced overwhelming challenges and adversity growing up. Monica Murphy has the story.
Original Airdate: August 23, 2017

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