Join us for the second Duke/UNC First-Generation Graduate Student Symposium on Saturday, March 30th! Check-in/registration will start at 8:45am followed by workshops on identifying moments of imposter syndrome, learning resiliency through our own skills and values, and embracing our narratives … Read more
This workshop is for self-identified community accountable scholars with an emphasis on intellectuals from traditionally under-represented communities. We will listen, write, move and work together to remember and reclaim practices of sustainability for those impacted most from the intersecting violences … Read more
This interactive lecture will draw on Alexis Pauline Gumbs’s research on Sylvia Wynter, her practice of navigating in, around, and beyond the academy, and her forthcoming book Dub: Finding Ceremony. As an educator, Alexis Pauline Gumbs walks in the legacy … Read more
Understanding “No Special Favors” A Quantitative and Qualitative Mapping of the Meaning of Modern Racial Resentment Presented by Lawrence D. Bobo, Ph.D Harvard University February 27th, 2019 at 5:00PM Pleasants Family Assembly Room – Wilson Library The … Read more
Join the Carolina F1RSTS and Carolina Grad Student F1RSTS for an afternoon of networking. What does Networking as a first-generation college student look like? Learn concrete strategies on how to navigate different situations as you meet new people. Appetizers and … Read more
Mentoring principles are universal and apply to a variety of professional settings in and out of academia. This mentoring workshop series (Entering Mentoring) will provide graduate students training in competencies and skills with effective mentoring (being mentors themselves). Graduate students … Read more
Safe Zone is a program designed to create a network of visible allies to people who identify as part of the diverse LGBTQ+ community. The four-hour educational session provides information and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender … Read more
Come on out and “Howl at the Moon” with us as we sip on hot chocolate and walk through the woods at a spot that’s a short drive from campus. We will try to reschedule if the avg. temps are … Read more
A session for anyone adopting, fostering, or having a child What should you expect when you’re expecting a child? Whether you’re pregnant, adopting, or fostering, the only thing you know you can expect is lots of change! Join us for … Read more
Do you know that emotions are felt as sensations in your body? Your body also keeps a score of everything it has felt. Imprints of your experiences are stored in muscular and physical structures. What experiences has your body been … Read more
