"My adviser believed in me and persuaded the department to allow me to complete a master’s degree. So I carried on with my research, resigned to my situation. But with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, things started to change. I watched as movements such as #BlackInTheIvory took hold, initiating discussions about the lack of support for first-generation, underrepresented students in academia. And I was heartened to see my program reassess its own approach."

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