InternalThe Charger Blog11/04/2021National Security Major: ‘To Be a First-Generation Student Means to Be a Risk Taker’Manuel Cortes-Jimenez ’22 is the first member of his family to go to college. An active member of the University community, he aspires to become an immigration lawyer. We acknowledge him and the more than 40 percent of our students who identify as first-generation student as we participate in a nation-wide celebration of first-generation college students.Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and CommunicationsNovember 4, 2021Manuel Cortes-Jiimenez in Barcelona with friends.Left to right: Lindsay Donohue ’22, Emily Johnson ’22, Manuel Cortes-Jimenez ’22, and Aaron Ostroff ’22 in Park Güell in Barcelona, SpainNewsnews-allnews-blogyear-2021