FGLI Consortium

Vision 

We aspire to a transformed higher educational system–one redesigned to ensure that all students, especially those who face barriers in their pursuit of education, have an equitable opportunity to thrive intellectually, personally, and socially. 

Mission

The FGLI (First-Generation, Lower-Income) Consortium is a national non-profit organization serving faculty and administrators by providing community, resources, and thought leadership around the experiences of first-generation and/or lower-income college students at selective universities and colleges – institutions where FGLI students have historically experienced barriers to access and success, and have thereby been underrepresented. 

Approach

We build a close knit professional community of administrators and faculty at these institutions, centering generous knowledge-sharing and affirming the identities and experiences our colleagues bring to this work. We serve as thought leaders at and to selective colleges and universities across the nation – both implementing and consulting on asset-based practices and policies that uplift and support FGLI students in these contexts, with a focus on access and success. In this spirit, we also partner with colleagues in non-profit, community-based, and related organizations who aim to create pathways for their students to the very institutions where we do this work.