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Roy Blunt: People like me, who are the first person in their family to graduate from college, often have a different set of…

On the recordApril 15, 2015
People like me, who are the first person in their family to graduate from college, often have a different set of aspirational goals and a sense of what college might mean to them.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Blunt reflects on the diverse aspirations of first-generation college students compared to legacy students.

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