A great way to gain knowledge and network is through conducting informational interviews. Find someone who has a position you would like to have one day or is in a field you are interested in pursuing. Even if they are …
What does it mean to be first generation?
We could use the Wikipedia definition, which defines first generation as being “an immigrant born abroad, or the child of an immigrant, born in the target country.”
We could use the Academic/Collegiate …
Advice from a first-generation graduate who made it through the process.
I was about 8 years old when I knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career. The chunky 2003 desktop computer sitting in my living room was the …
Helen Pho, a first-generation grad student herself, offers six key pieces of advice.
Finding your career path after graduate school can be daunting when you come from a family in which your parents did not graduate from college and are …