A Black Perspective: How Mentors Can Contribute to Success in Grad School
Jul 06, 2021
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Photo: Human Eye (Pencil) drawn by Andrea Morgan
Starting grad school brought me from the most poverty-stricken county in the country to Portland, Oregon. And yet, much of the advice I’ve received about surviving in grad school assumes I have the same background as other students. That I have the same fears and priorities they do.
I started talking to my mentors about my background and the challenges I faced. From those discussions, my mentors came to understand my needs are different than other students’.
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About the Contributor
Andrea Morgan is a graduate research assistant and PhD candidate in the behavioral and systems neuroscience program at Oregon Health and Science University.
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