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Peer Mentor Program Helps Write a Happy Ending to First-Gen Stories

Ingrid Perez is among thousands of first-generation students at UNLV carving out their own path to success.

Sophomore Ingrid Perez (left) is one of 562 first-generation students enrolled in the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at UNLV. (Becca Schwartz/UNLV)

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