⭐️ Presented by the Graduate Studies' I-DARE committee

This year’s GARS, “Weathering in the Modern Academy,” showcases graduate student and postdoctoral scholar research that speaks to these issues. Specifically, we seek to engage the campus community about innovative ways that new scholars can “weather” the academic environment to manage academic life and make a place for themselves.

The modern academy is a place of hierarchies and power differentials that stress bodies and minds. Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are required to navigate institutions that, for many, were not established with them in mind. With this history in mind, how can emerging scholars expand the boundaries of human knowledge to consider a broader range of experiences? What lessons do their experiences offer to communities and the larger society?

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