Setting the Example: How First-Gen Students Raise the Bar, and their Debt, to Better Themselves University of Arkansas first-generation students have decreased over the years, but the student loan debt has steadily increased and exceeded Arkansas’ average over the past 5 years, according to the College Scoreboard, a Department of Education database. By Elena RamirezThe…Continue Reading Setting the Example: How First-Gen Students Raise the Bar & Their Debt to Better Themselves