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NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education is the leading association for the advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs profession. We serve a full range of professionals who provide programs, experiences, and services that cultivate student learning and success in concert with the mission of our colleges and universities. Established in 1918 and founded in 1919, NASPA is comprised of 13,000 members in all 50 states, 25 countries, and 8 U.S. Territories.

Through high-quality professional development, strong policy advocacy, and substantive research to inform practice, NASPA meets the diverse needs and invests in realizing the potential of all its members under the guiding principles of integrity, innovation, inclusion, and inquiry. NASPA members serve a variety of functions and roles, including the vice president and dean for student life, as well as professionals working within housing and residence life, student unions, student activities, counseling, career development, orientation, enrollment management, racial and ethnic minority support services, and retention and assessment.

For more information about NASPA and full membership details, please visit http://www.naspa.org.

The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation, serves as the premiere source of evidence-based practices, professional development, and knowledge creation for the higher education community and to drive innovation and advocacy for the success of first-generation students. The Center serves four strategic priority areas that include recognizing the outstanding contributions of institutional efforts in advancing first-generation outcomes, convening thought leaders, providing professional development opportunities, hosting online repositories for scholarly literature, and offering signature programmatic models for scaling institutional efforts.

As college and university leaders and practitioners are actively seeking avenues to best meet the specific needs of first-generation students, the Center for First-generation Student Success emerges as a leader for scholarly discussion, information sharing, networking, and program development. Through provision of services and guidance across institutional types, the Center aims to acknowledge the intersectional experiences of first-generation college students.

For more information about the Center, please visit firstgen.naspa.org.