Helping First-Generation College Students Succeed: Psychology-Backed Strategies for Campus and Classroom

This timely edited volume offers a broad selection of psychologically grounded, classroom- and campus-tested strategies for transforming higher education to empower first-generation (FG) college students to succeed and thrive. The book serves as an evidence-based, psychology-informed toolkit for faculty and administrators across varied institutions and disciplines to foster the successful integration of FG college students.The editors and chapter authors reimagine a higher education landscape where institutions move beyond deficit-based assumptions of engagement with FG students, acknowledging disadvantages and inequities while promoting strengths-based and institutionally responsive approaches.Chapters provide a nuanced interdisciplinary perspective on supporting FG students, focusing on students' lived experiences, cultural wealth, and identity development, recognizing them as central contributors whose presence drives innovation, relevance, and vitality across the academy. The book