A group of students smile and talk at a table while sharing a meal.
Carla Diaz ’28 (center) and Sirin Labbar ’28 talk with friends at the first-generation students celebration at Coltrane Lounge. (Credit: Daria Bishop )
Steve Zatarain, assistant director of the Anderson Freeman Center, smiles as he sits at a table with students.
Steve Zatarain ’15, assistant director of the Anderson Freeman Resource Center, organized Middlebury’s celebration of the national First-Generation Students Day, sponsored by the Council for Opportunity in Education. (Credit: Daria Bishop )
A student sitting at a table in a gray hoodie smiles toward the camera
A Afolayan ’28, a student fellow at the Anderson Freeman Resource Center, attended the celebration for first-generation students. (Credit: Daria Bishop )
Janae Due and Steve Zatarain smile for a photo in a room with couches and a fireplace in the background.
Janae Due (left), director of the Prism Center for Queer and Trans Life, and Steve Zatarain ’15, assistant director of the Anderson Freeman Resource Center. (Credit: Daria Bishop )
Two people laugh and dance at the entrance to a room.
Derisa Collymore, executive director for the Centers for Belonging, and Carla Diaz ’28 enjoy the music at the celebration for first-generation students. (Credit: Daria Bishop )
A student stands at a table with flowers and smiles to the camera.
Tamari Kuzanashvili ’27 offered flowers to each of the students attending the first-generation celebration on November 6. (Credit: Daria Bishop )
Two students sitting at a table smile at the person they're facing.
Shelley Ajin ’29 and Heidy Ramirez Segovia ’29 chat with friends at the first-generation reception at Coltrane Lounge.  (Credit: Daria Bishop )
Several small blue hand-shaped stickers that say First Gen Midd on them lay on a table interspersed with colored magic markers.
Middlebury offers robust programming for first-generation students, including the First@Midd orientation program. (Credit: Daria Bishop )
Two people sitting at a table laugh as they share a meal. Two people are out of focus in the background.
Janae Due (left), director of the Prism Center for Queer and Trans Life, and Crystal Jones, assistant director, leadership education and restorative practices, share a laugh at the reception for first-generation students at Coltrane Lounge. (Credit: Daria Bishop )