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Six UNM freshmen talk
During fall semester 2002, all six participants had been members of a Freshman Interest Group (FIG) taught by Yvonne Peña and Gary
about their first experiences
Ballinger, entitled “The Next Great Generation.” The FIGs are one aspect of a UNM initiative to improve the “freshman experience,” helping freshmen to
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weather the adjustment to university life.
Matthew Dunn
as university students.