First-Gen Faculty Have Advice for First-Gen Students
Not only does CU Denver have a lot of first-gen students, we also have quite a few first-gen faculty, including Clinical Assistant Professor Robin Brandehoff, PhD, who teaches in the School of Education & Human Development, and Professor Hani Mansour, PhD, who teaches in the Economics Department.
Even some of CU Denver’s leadership team are first-gen college graduates, including Provost Constancio Nakuma, PhD, and Vice Chancellor Monique Snowden, PhD. “Being the first in one’s family to attend college is both a blessing and responsibility,” Snowden said. “My family made numerous sacrifices to support and lift me up, and in the process made higher education attainable as opposed to elusive.”