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Fourteen incoming students kick-started their college career this summer through Thrive at Georgia: Bulldog Bridge, a weeklong residential program designed to help students feel prepared, connected and excited about their first year at the University of Georgia.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Georgia a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling more than $2.7 million to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities. This award marks the continuation of nine years of TRIO SSS services at UGA. Since 2016, […]

The inaugural cohort of Achieve Atlanta scholars graduated from the University of Georgia this spring, highlighting the success of the partnership between UGA and nonprofit organization Achieve Atlanta.

A sense of pride, resilience, and community filled the room as the University of Georgia celebrated its 2025 First-Generation Graduation Celebration on April 27. Around 80 graduates gathered to mark the milestone, hosted by UGA’s Office for Student Success and Achievement (OSSA). The event is one of several campus-wide efforts to support the university’s more […]

Sneha Sony, a freshman computer systems engineering major at the University of Georgia, is “charting a path that no one else in [her] immediate family has walked before” — college.

May 7, 2025 Twenty-four students and two faculty and staff members were inducted into the University of Georgia chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, the national honor society recognizing first-generation college students during an on-campus ceremony April 24, hosted by UGA’s Office for Student Success and Achievement (OSSA).  The ceremony included remarks from members of the […]