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Definition of First Generation College Student

Many students asked me to help them define first generation college student, so I post it here for anyone who is interested.

The definition of First Generation of College Student:

According to Title 20 U.S. Code Sec. 1070a-11(h)(3):

The term “first generation college student” means—
(A) an individual both of whose parents did not complete a baccalaureate degree; or
(B) in the case of any individual who regularly resided with and received support from only one parent, an individual whose only such parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree.

According to National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Report 2000-153:

Education levels were aggregated as follows:

  • First-generation: Both parents have no more than a high school education. Thus, the student would be a member of the first generation in the immediate family to attend college.
  • Some college: One or both parents have some postsecondary education, but neither had attained a bachelor’s degree. This category includes parents with vocational certificates and associate’s degrees as the highest level of attainment.
  • College graduate: One or both parents earned a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Higher Education Journal, Magazine, and Newsletter List

One question that many higher education graduate students have asked is where to find quality research literature. To assist my students in searching for quality research literature in the field of higher education, I compiled a higher education publication list. I publish this list under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License, which means you are free to use and distribute it. If you want to modify and redistribute it, please see the detailed license agreement or contact me.

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Please download the latest list from http://j.mp/HEpub

留學生理財專欄(一)簡介

錢不是萬能,沒有錢卻是萬萬不能。

我想很多留學生都曾經看著學校的學費帳單而望「單」興嘆 –怎麼錢去的如此的快?所有的留學生都知道錢的重要性。除非你是少數家財萬貫,不需要為了錢擔心的人,大部分的留學生都必須要小心謹慎的管理父母親辛苦賺來、銀行貸款來、或是辛苦工作和讀書賺來的獎學金或是微薄的薪水。

今年是我來美國第12年。這12年內我從碩士讀到博士,然後工作、結婚、生孩子、買房子。這一路上我遇過各種跟「錢」有關的問題,也讀了很多投資理財方面的書。雖然我不是學商的,但是我希望可以把我在美國這幾年的理財經驗跟各位即將留學或是正在留學的同學分享。我將寫一系列的文章分享我在美國留學工作期間理財的一些心得。以下是我目前打算寫的主題:

  • 美國銀行體系簡介:支票帳戶(checking account)、存款帳戶(saving account)、簽帳卡(debit card)、支票的使用、匯款
  • 網路理財:網路銀行、線上轉帳、電子帳單、網路理財工具
  • 信用記錄(credit score and credit report)與信用卡(credit card)
  • 保險–醫療保險、汽車保險、租屋保險、其他保險
  • 投資–定存(certificate of deposit)、money market funds、股票、債券、共同基金(mutual funds)、ETF
  • 公益捐款(charity donation)
  • 報稅(tax)

我要再次申明,我並不是什麼投資理財的專家。我在這裡所分享的只是我個人的經驗。如果你們對我所講的有不同的意見,歡迎留言討論。

My Teaching Philosophy

Here is my teaching philosophy as of August 3, 2010:
  1. I believe that class is a learning community. As a community member, learners are expected to actively participate in class activities, behave civilly and ethically toward each other, challenge each other intellectually, and support each other when needed.
  2. I believe my responsibility as a teacher is to inspire learners, share knowledge and experiences, and facilitate learning habits. The teacher must be a role model of good learning habits as I work hard to advance my knowledge through reading, research, exchanging and sharing knowledge and ideas with others in the profession, and reflection and writing.
  3. I expect the learners of my class to remember key facts, analyze and synthesize facts and knowledge, integrate the knowledge and reflect on their own experiences, and apply the knowledge in real life situations through research and practice.
  4. I believe the learning objectives and expected outcomes must be clearly communicated to the learners in the beginning of the semester. All class activities, readings, assignments, assessments, and grading standards must be directly tied to the learning objectives.
  5. As future higher education leaders, my students are expected to show professionalism and ethical behaviors in all class-related activities.

給準備出國的留學生的一點建議

又到了留學生準備出國的時間。每年這個時候都會有一些人在我的風沙星辰小論壇上面問一些關於出國要注意的事情。出國留學該注意的事情很多,但是我今天只想提一件常常被人忽略的事情:

出國留學請帶著一個健康的身體出國。

我之所以要特別提出這一點不是因為在國外看病很貴(雖然這是事實),而是因為留學生生病真的是一種身心靈的煎熬。

我清楚的記得我第一次在國外生病的情景。我那一天發高燒,全身發痠到爬不起來。但是,我當時是自己一個人住,沒有人可以煮飯給我吃,也沒有人會在我的床前摸摸我的額頭看看我的燒退了沒有。沒有,都沒有。更慘的是隔天上課要讀的書還是得要讀,要交的作業還是得要做。那時我才瞭解留學生真的不能生病。而平常最好也在家裡儲藏一些罐頭、泡麵之類的東西,這樣生病的時候才有東西可以吃。

後記:

會寫這篇文章是因為我又感冒了。其實我有一陣子沒有生病了。這次感冒的症狀來的很快,突然之間就喉嚨痛、鼻塞、流鼻水、胸口痛、昏昏欲睡,全部的症狀都一起出現。不過出國這麼多年,我已經瞭解到一件事情就是生病不代表就可以給人服侍。很多該做的事情生病的時候還是要做。所以今天晚上我老婆帶著Samuel去教會參加團契聚會,我留在家裡照顧妹妹。妹妹很聽話,很乖。吃完晚餐之後我昏昏欲睡的躺在客廳地上,妹妹就在我旁邊玩,有的時候玩一下還會爬過來摸摸我,讓我覺得這個女兒真是生的不錯。

又記:

講到生病讓我想到當年我跟仰晴會開始交往的其中一個原因是我們在FSU的最後一個春天有一次我們兩個人輪流得了非常嚴重的流行性感冒。那一次的流感真的是非常可怕。當我正病奄奄的在家裡躺著的時候,仰晴竟然買了晚餐送來我家給我,讓我大受感動(雖然那個餐廳的酸辣湯實在有夠鹹)。於是我心裡默默的決定一定要把這個女生娶回家!所以,生病也不是沒有好處啦!