How Helping First Generation Students Succeed Actually Serves All Students: Dr. Stephanie Bannister

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Today's conversation is with Dr. Stephanie Bannister. Stephanie is the director of FirstGen Forward, a non-profit whose mission is to foster success for first-generation college students. In this episode, Stephanie explains the ways in which helping first-generation college students succeed actually helps all students succeed and how learners and educators both benefit when teachers process their interactions, instruction, and class culture-building through a first-generation lens.Subscribe and follow us on K-State College of Education social channelsInstagram | @kstatecoeX | @ksucollegeofedFacebook | @ksucoe

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