Boston College sets up school targeting first-generation immigrants
by editors@theworld.org (Kirk Carapezza) from The World: Latest Stories on (#7514W)
New England, and much of the country, is experiencing a sharp drop in the number of traditional college-age students. But one population is still growing: Latino students, especially kids who would be the first in their families to attend college. As GBH's Kirk Carapezza reports, the question for colleges across the nation is whether they're truly ready to recruit, retain and graduate those students.