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With fall student involvement fairs right around the corner, we’re excited to share our renovated website for Duke F1RSTS! We identified our online presence as a key development area for our student organization, with our goal to provide curated content throughout the year covering our programming and sharing resources with the community. For now, it begins with a blank slate...

The Graduate School’s professional development blog recently featured a departmental career series for Ph.D. students and discussed how such an event provides equitable professional development for first-gen grad students. We want to share this article with you to encourage you to attend similar events in your department, or, if you are advocating for the establishment of a similar career series,...

In spite of the global challenges of 2021, Duke F1RSTS had a successful fall semester of events! Check out our Fall 2021 gallery in the Past Events tab. We’re looking forward to Spring 2022 with all our members!

We had great success distributing Duke F1RSTS shirts and care packages to our members! There are some shirts leftover, so if you’re interested in receiving one, please contact dukef1rsts-request@duke.edu. We hope that you proudly wear your shirt around campus!

Thank you to everyone who attended the 4th Annual First-Gen Grad Student Symposium hosted by UNC, Duke, and Boston University! The successful event gave attendees the opportunity to reflect on their 1G identity and strengthen our community of grad students with similar backgrounds. Special thanks to Felicia Lim and Kayla Fernando for organizing the event, and Urann Chan and Dr....

Thank you to everyone who attended our Writing and Resume Workshops this semester! We enjoyed partnering with the Duke TWP Writing Studio and the Duke Career Center in hosting these events and giving our members the opportunity to have their works and resume/CV peer reviewed. Learn more about the Duke TWP Writing Studio and the Duke Career Center on their...

The 2020-2021 Duke F1RSTS Executive Board has been working diligently throughout the summer to plan events for the year. Learn more about each Board member here. Keep a lookout for information in our Facebook group and listserv on the upcoming Duke F1RSTS Kick-Off, Writing Workshop, Resume Workshop, social events, and more!

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jen’nan Read, Chair and Professor of Sociology, is Duke F1RSTS’ new faculty advisor. Learn more about Dr. Read and her research on her website and how her first-generation background has shaped her academic journey here. We’re looking forward to Dr. Read’s participation in our organization! Additionally, many thanks to our former faculty advisor...

Congratulations to Kaylee Alexander for winning our logo design competition! We’re looking forward to featuring her design on our website, social media platforms, and future merchandise. Thank you to everyone who submitted a design.

(Virtual) Duke F1RSTS & Carolina Grad Student F1RSTS Social Thursday, June 4 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time) Join the Duke F1RSTS and Carolina Grad F1RSTS for our first-ever virtual social hour.  Bring your favorite snacks and beverages and be ready for some fun games and conversation!  REGISTRATION is required.  The Zoom link will be emailed to you on...