AccessU: First Gen on Campus

Hadeal Rizeq, who also goes by Hadeelo, is a first-generation college student in the beginning of her senior year majoring in journalism and minoring in developmental psychology. During her free time she likes to do art and bake. She also calls herself a TED-Talk connoisseur, and views journalism as an opportunity to learn more about the world — the planet is essentially a classroom.

Breaking barriers for first-gen student access to mental health care

Options are available to support first-gen students on campus and elsewhere. Here are some resources.

By Hadeal Rizeq

University of Minnesota advisers need more first-gen focus, students say

The University of Minnesota’s first-generation student population feels mostly supported by their advisers, but those students want their advisers to help navigate their university experience.

By Fiona Curran, Gabriel Castilho, Hadeal Rizeq, Ariana Valentin and Ben Wagner