Marko Mohlenhoff, left, McNair Scholars program director, and Maria Alvarez Zavala, NMSU Ph.D. student, take a photo during the sixth annual first-generation celebration on the Las Cruces campus in November 2024. About 30% of NMSU students are first-generation college students. Each NMSU campus hosts a yearly commemoration that honors not only students but faculty, staff and families.
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