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Lessons Learned: Reflections on Graduate School 10 Years Later

on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 By healthierfutures 2 Comments

Just before I began the first semester of my graduate program, I nervously drafted an email to my advisor. To my surprise, I had been accepted into a program that would help me fulfill my goal of a rewarding career in health education. But part of me thought maybe the selection committee had made a huge [...]

“I Expect You to do Well”: Diary of a High-Achieving Black Girl

on March 23, 2018March 20, 2018 By Raven K. 3 Comments

After writing extensively for three weeks, waiting off and on for written results for another three weeks, and then anxiously counting down the days until the oral defense of my preliminary exams...it happened. I was FINALLY a Doctoral Candidate! It was by far the happiest moment that I have experienced since getting the call with my [...]