Students on Financial Aid (SOFA) becomes a recognized student organization.

University commits to need-blind admission for domestic applicants starting with the Class of 2007.

Sidney E. Frank '42 establishes Endowed Scholarship Fund.

Tiffany Donnelly '06 and Dean Linda Dunleavy initiate First-Generation College student programming.

Students organize a first-generation college mentoring group with support from a cohort of administrators and faculty.

Maitrayee Bhattacharyya '91 is appointed as the inaugural dean in the College responsible for advising and supporting Sidney Frank Scholars.

A first-generation college student organization is established from the mentoring group and becomes recognized by UCS. Alumni donations and support from Campus Life help expand programming.

Brown's Office of Undergraduate Admission partners with QuestBridge.

First-Generation College Students becomes an official initiative.

Emily Gonzalez `13 and Bryant Estrada `13 collaborate with campus administrators to introduce the blue first-gen cord as a new commencement tradition.

Seven students from the Class of 2016 create a Group Independent Study Project (GISP) on the first-generation college student experience.

Jessica Brown '16, Stanley Stewart '16, and Manuel Contreras '16 receive the Social Innovation Fellowship to continue their work.

The inaugural 1vyG Conference is hosted at Brown University.

Momentum from 1vyG inspires student advocacy for more support. Led by Viet Nguyen '17 & Emily Doglio '17, First-Gens@Brown becomes a recognized student organization, and the group collectively drafts a proposal for a First-Gen Center.

The University commits to establishing a center.

University creates new Assistant Dean for Financial Advising position aimed to advise and support low-income students.

Students successfully advocate for the inclusion of "Low- Income Students" in the name of the center.

Vernicia Elie is appointed as the inaugural Assistant Dean of the College for Financial Advising.

Brown considers undocumented & DACA students as domestic applicants and The Undocumented and DACA Student Initiative is created as a program of The FLi Center.

The First Generation College and Low-Income Student Center (The FLi Center) officially opens at Brown.

In response to student-led "No Apologies" Initiative, Brown waives the application fee for low-income undergraduates.

Julio Reyes '12 is selected as the inaugural Program Director of the FLi Center.