TROY currently serves more than 1,700 students who have self-identified as first generation.
Troy University has been selected as a member of the FirstGen Forward Network Class of 2026, recognizing the University’s commitment to improving experiences and outcomes for first-generation college students.
The national network connects more than 500 institutions committed to strengthening support for students who are the first in their families to pursue a college degree.
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Cleo Walters, a two-time TROY graduate who will soon be pursuing her doctoral degree, encourages students to take advantage of all TRIO has to offer.
When two-time graduate Cleo Walters first arrived at Troy University as a first-generation college student, she felt overwhelmed and a bit lost.
The Union Springs resident, who now serves as an Institutional Parole Officer for the Alabama Department of Pardons and Paroles, remembers walking across the quad wondering if she really fit in.
“When I…
Thanks to IIE, up to 25 TROY students will be eligible for their first passport.
Troy University is one of 51 institutions selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable up to 25 TROY students to obtain their first U.S. passport and open the pathway to study abroad.
The American Passport Project seeks to reach diverse student populations and institutions that…
Lillie Smith is hooded as she received her master's degree during the fall commencement ceremony at the Montgomery Campus on Dec. 18.
When 70-year-old Lillie Thompson Smith walked across the Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts stage at Troy University’s Montgomery Campus on Dec. 18 to receive her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, it was the realization of a lifelong dream and the culmination of a lot of hard work. However, the new TROY graduate…
