Author: Lucy Rinard

USC celebrates first-generation trailblazers

Students share messages of inspiration for others who seek to be the first in their family to attend college.

Expanded USC Social Work Workforce Development Program Provides Stipends and Specialized Career Training

After a decade working in child development, Nidia Sanguino-Gonzalez realized she had gone as far in her career as she could without a master’s degree. The early educator, mental health advocate and mother of four gave herself three years to get into the right school at the right price for her family

First-generation students gather to celebrate their hard-earned journey to USC.
Graduate student Cassidy Reimann places her post-it note during the first generation college student celebration, Nov. 8, 2023. (Photo/Gus Ruelas)

The Norman Topping Student Aid Fund, the First Generation Plus Success Center, the First Generation Student Assembly, and USC Admissions host event to commemorate First-Generation College Celebration Day.