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Adj Marshall

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Untold Stories: Bringing Class into the Classroom

December 17, 2018 by Adj Marshall Leave a Comment

By: Adj Marshal and Betsy Leondar-Wright Students often respond with confusion to questions about social class—not surprising given the common assumption that the US is a “classless society.”  The fog surrounding class stratification makes it difficult to teach about economic inequality. Why is class so challenging to teach about? Compared with race or gender, class […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Class in Higher Education, Classism, Classism in Higher Education, Classism in K-12 Education

Working Class Studies Association – Poverty Class Panel & Caucus

November 20, 2018 by Adj Marshall Leave a Comment

As a first-generation, low-income college student, I knew that the feelings of inadequacy I was having were my own version of imposter syndrome. I had never been to an academic conference, and here I was standing outside the Centre des Congrès de Quebec, about to present at one of the most prestigious conferences in the […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism Tagged With: first generation college students, poverty

When are you no longer a first generation college student?

January 22, 2014 by Adj Marshall 2 Comments

Why was I feeling inadequate, angry, and torn between family and academia, just like first-generation college students feel? I was a graduate student with a college degree, damn it! Shouldn’t these feelings be gone by now? When I was admitted to graduate school, I was ecstatic. In my journal I wrote that I was “excited […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education, First Generation College Students, Internalized classism

Going on Trial to Prove I Belong

March 8, 2012 by Adj Marshall 1 Comment

Soon after arriving on campus as a freshman I found myself navigating the long hallways of college almost furtively, quietly darting between the large archways of the turn-of-the-century building, afraid to cause a stir lest I be told that my acceptance to this institution had all been a mistake and could at any point be […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education, Classism, First Generation College Students Tagged With: education, first generation college students, money

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