St. Louis Fed Presents: Grading On a Curve—Do First-Gen Grads Fall Flat?

ST. LOUIS â€• New research from the Center for Household Financial Stability shows that first-generation graduates are declining as a percentage of U.S. adults with bachelor's degrees. And while those who do become first-gen graduates get a financial boost from their degrees, it's not big enough for them to catch up to college graduates whose parents also have four-year degrees.

Researcher Ana Hernández Kent, policy analyst for the Center, will share those and other key findings from the Center. Julie Stackhouse, executive vice president at the St. Louis Fed, will also share her experience as a first-generation college graduate. Then they will be joining a panel discussion with William R. Emmons, lead economist, Center for Household Financial Stability.

The presentation is part of the St. Louis Fed's evening discussion series called Dialogue with the Fed: Beyond Today's Financial Headlines. It is a free lecture series that is open to the public.

WHO: Ana Hernández Kent, policy analyst at the Center for Household Financial Stability