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Surviving and Thriving Summit – Narratives from graduate students of color
April 4, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Graduate School’s Diversity and Student Success program invites the UNC-Chapel Hill campus community to the inaugural Surviving and Thriving Summit. We will explore stories from graduate students of color through interactive storyboards and a performance piece, culminating in a facilitated discussion. We invite you to join us in this gathering space as we learn from one another and build our community together.
Below are themes that we’ll explore:
Surviving:
- Struggling academically
- Feeling alone
- Mental health and well-being declining
- Feelings of isolation
- Feelings of vulnerability
- Feelings of exhaustion
- Contemplated quitting graduate school
Thriving:
- Building community
- Feeling understood and heard
- Feelings of self-pride
- Asking for help
- Building networking
- Finding mentors
- Being seen and known