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Being a first-generation college student comes with its own unique challenges. Photo credit: Alex Guzman

A community connected

Lucas Moore November 15, 2021

Being a first-generation college student comes with its own unique challenges. According to Weber State University's website, 39.1% of students identify as first-generation. There are specific resources...

First generation students account for about 39.1% of the student population at Weber State, according to WSU’s website. Photo credit: Alex Guzman

Una comunidad conectada

Marianna Lucia Lopez Luritta November 15, 2021

Ser un estudiante universitario de primera generación conlleva sus propios retos. Según el sitio web de Weber State University, el 39,1% de los estudiantes se identifican como de primera generación....

WSUs student diversity numbers broken down. Photo credit: Blythe Evans

Los números y las estrategias: tomando una mirada hacia la diversidad dentro de la Universidad

Andres Rodriguez April 19, 2021

Traducido por Andres RodriguezWeber State University se ha promocionado como una escuela que valora y fomenta la diversidad entre sus estudiantes. Con muchos recursos para estudiantes de todos los ámbitos...

Difficult but necessary conversations

Marisa Nelson July 20, 2020

Panelists at the July 2 student town hall meeting addressed questions and discussions with Weber State students about race, inclusion diversity and issues that people of color face on a daily basis. The...

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What it means to be Latinx

Danya Gil September 18, 2019

The term Hispanic was created to uniformly lump together different groups of people in order for the U.S. government to count and describe them for the census, according to the Pew Research Center. Individuals...

Protesters hold up signs during a rally supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, outside the White House on Sept. 5, 2017. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Out of the shadows and into the classrooms

Jennifer Guzman November 1, 2018

While many incoming students feel joy and anxious excitement as they prepare for college, some face a worry about the cost of attending these higher institutions. For many underprivileged students, there...

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