‘We are tenacious’: The first-generation, low-income student experience at Duke

By Shannon Fang in the Duke Chronicle

What does it mean to be a first-generation, low-income student at Duke? Many feel anomalous, hidden and two steps behind. But more overwhelmingly, members of the first-generation, low-income community say they are tenacious, …

By Megan Wilson (she/her)
Megan Wilson (she/her) Associate Director, Communications and Outreach
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Megan Wilson (she/her) Associate Director, Communications and Outreach
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