<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2024/august/08012024-firstgen.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>08/01/2024 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>UH Earns Recognition for Support of First-Generation Coogs</title><subtitle>University Named to National FirstGen Forward Network</subtitle><description>For its efforts in supporting first-generation students, the University of Houston has been accepted as a member institution of the FirstGen Forward Network. UH joins 429 universities and colleges nationwide that have been named to this network.</description><author>Mike Emery</author><author-email>pemery@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone>713-743-7197</author-phone><image><img src="/news-events/stories/2024/august/_images/first-gen-.jpg" alt="A student wearing a graduation stole that read “First Generation,” while donning a red tie and a University of Houston logo visible on the attire."/></image><categories>Student[COMMA] Faculty and Staff Success</categories></item>