PBS NewsHour

How faculty mentors can help first-generation students

Clip: 05/15/2018 | 6m 19s  | Video has closed captioning.

A new initiative by the University of California system uses first-generation faculty to guide first-generation students, with the goal of decreasing dropout rates. As part of our series Rethinking College, Hari Sreenivasan visits UCLA to see how the program is working.

Aired: 05/15/18

Rating: NR

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