We hope that our graduate community leaves the symposium feeling not just a great sense of belonging in the Princeton community but also empowered, inspired, and celebrated!
Schedule of Events
Often, we take for granted the importance of building connections and cultivating a sense of community in graduate school life. While a fruitful and vital endeavor, creating and sustaining a sense of connection and community can be challenging. In our hope to speak to these challenges, we will discuss strategies and practices we use to build a…
Do you find yourself caught in unhelpful writing patterns but unable to stop them? Perhaps you long to recover your love for your work and cultivate a more joyful relationship with your writing. This workshop will explain why writing is so challenging, especially for junior scholars, and describe how connecting with others through…
Feeling a sense of belonging in graduate school is essential. However, sometimes we think we must mask our identities to belong. To this, we explore the following question: how do you feel a sense of self and belonging while constantly proving to others that you belong? In our hope to answer this question, we will discuss experiences and…
How do we chart unique courses through the academy that reaffirm our commitments to self and culture? Salamishah Tillet will join us in a fireside chat to share her journey from Ivy League graduate student to professor and celebrated change agent in academia and beyond via her work with socially-conscious arts projects that create…
We often take for granted the importance of building connections and cultivating a sense of community when searching for the right career. However, much of the success in finding the right career involves navigating the hidden curriculum of the job market. In our discussion, we consider the importance of community as we unearth the hidden…
Creating an environment where everyone can thrive depends on building and maintaining the strength and resilience of every community. In our closing remarks and open forum discussion, we welcome attendees to share their thoughts on topics covered in the symposium. Our conversation relies on the premise that creating belonging and building a…
Over the years, award-winning rapper, activist and actor, Common, has dedicated countless hours and been deeply engaged in social justice and advocacy work around mass incarceration, mental health and voting. After the success and impact of his Imagine Justice concert in 2017 and his Hope & Redemption Tour to eight different prisons, Common…
The BADI awards will honor and celebrate faculty, staff, post-docs, and graduate students who have made significant impacts in the Princeton graduate student community around diversity and inclusion. We are proud to shine a much-deserved light on the efforts of our exemplary graduate students as well as those dedicated to uplifting them.…