Supporting First Generation and Low Income Students in the Classroom

Event Description

Please note the correct date for this event is Wednesday, October 2nd. An earlier email announcement contained an error. 

Today, one quarter of WashU’s current first-year class is low income and nearly one in five is first generation, which represents a dramatic three-fold increase over the last ten years. What does this change mean for us as instructors, and what can we do to help these talented students thrive? In this hour-long workshop we will discuss common experiences of first generation and low income students while exploring concreate, simple-to-implement strategies to support them in the classroom and beyond.

This workshop is facilitated by staff from the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of the Provost, along with special guest Dr. Melissa Osborne, author of Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility. Space is limited.

This event is sponsored by Here & Next.

If you have any questions, please contact Rick Moore, Associate Director of Faculty Programming.

Registration

This workshop has reached capacity. Please contact Rick Moore with any questions: rick.moore@wustl.edu