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A platform about philosophers whose parents did not go to university.

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A platform about philosophers from non-academic family backgrounds. Promoting diversity and inclusion in philosophy, by exploring the intersections of class with race, gender and further dimensions of equity.
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First-Gen Philosophers
A platform about philosophers who are the first in their family to attend university
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November 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
NEW POST!
"On Feeling Awkward and Finding Your People"
By Arianna Falbo

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August 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
NEW POST!
"From North England to Newfoundland: An Immigrant Academic Story"
By @samanthabrennan.bsky.social

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May 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
NEW POST!
"Flourishing in the Academy: Complicity and Compromise"
By @jennifermmorton.bsky.social

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December 2, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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I worry that some people love rags-to-riches tales of first-generation academics because they feed the lie of meritocracy and the false promise of class mobility. So I’ll talk about how I got lucky until I’m blue in the face. www.firstgenphilosophers.com/contribution...
Carol Hay - How I Got Lucky — First-Gen Philosophers
My experiences as a first-generation philosopher have been shot through with luck. I grew up in the middle of the Canadian prairies, in an 800-person town so remote it had neither paved roads nor st...
www.firstgenphilosophers.com
September 7, 2024 at 12:43 PM
A platform about philosophers from non-academic family backgrounds. Promoting diversity and inclusion in philosophy, by exploring the intersections of class with race, gender and further dimensions of equity.
#firstgenphilosophers
firstgenphilosophers.com
First-Gen Philosophers
A platform about philosophers who are the first in their family to attend university
firstgenphilosophers.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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Check out this new site created by Simona Aimar and Daniel James with blog posts on #FirstGen philosophers. My piece is in the pipeline — there is an open call for graduate students and colleagues sharing their experiences of what is like to enter academia dailynous.com/2024/04/16/n...
New: First Generation Philosophers
A new website features autobiographical essays by philosophers who were first-generation college students. Launched today, First Generation Philosophers already has contributions from Helen De Cruz (S...
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April 16, 2024 at 5:36 PM