In honor of National First-Generation College Celebration, Washington State University Tri-Cities joins in shining a light on the barriers first generation students overcome and recognizes first generation faculty and staff who understand the unique challenges and triumphs that come with being the first in their...
Reem Osman, (’24 BS Comp. Sci.) a Sudanese American, born and raised in Saudi Arabia, moved to the United States to pursue higher education. She had one goal: to make the most of her college experience....
The road to a college degree is not always easy, especially for those who are the first in their family to pursue higher education. Tania Castellano, a senior at Washington State University Tri-Cities studying biology with a health science emphasis, is a Mexican American, first-generation...
Bernadette Gagnier (’20) knows a thing or two about being an outlier. Those principles—and a personal goal “to break stereotypes”—are what led her to join the Marines right out of high school, serving in Okinawa, Japan, South Korea, and in a western Pacific deployment where...
