John S. Levin is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Riverside, USA. He has worked as a faculty member and administrator in community colleges and universities in both Canada and the US. His work has included studies of community colleges, higher education management and governance, students of color, and nontraditional students and faculty.

• 1 Introduction: First-Generation Graduate Students and Institutional Structure.- 2 Pathways and Journeys to Graduate School.- 3 Graduate School Experiences of First-Generation Graduate Students.- 4 The Dialogues Explained: Barriers, Identity Dilemmas, and Institutional Behaviors.- 5 Conclusions: The Larger Story of the University and Its Students.

John S. Levin is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Riverside, USA. He has worked as a faculty member and administrator in community colleges and universities in both Canada and the US. His work has included studies of community colleges, higher education management and governance, students of color, and nontraditional students and faculty.

• 1 Introduction: First-Generation Graduate Students and Institutional Structure.- 2 Pathways and Journeys to Graduate School.- 3 Graduate School Experiences of First-Generation Graduate Students.- 4 The Dialogues Explained: Barriers, Identity Dilemmas, and Institutional Behaviors.- 5 Conclusions: The Larger Story of the University and Its Students.

John S. Levin is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Riverside, USA. He has worked as a faculty member and administrator in community colleges and universities in both Canada and the US. His work has included studies of community colleges, higher education management and governance, students of color, and nontraditional students and faculty.

• 1 Introduction: First-Generation Graduate Students and Institutional Structure.- 2 Pathways and Journeys to Graduate School.- 3 Graduate School Experiences of First-Generation Graduate Students.- 4 The Dialogues Explained: Barriers, Identity Dilemmas, and Institutional Behaviors.- 5 Conclusions: The Larger Story of the University and Its Students.