Ep. 133: Detroit Worldwide w/ Marquis

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Marquis is an advisor and program coordinator at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, writer, and host of @detroitworldwidepodcast. His journey started as a freshman conditionally accepted to Wayne State University. He says he bloomed where he was planted, serving students as a peer mentor which inspired his career path to serve minoritized, first-gen students as a career. Listen to this week's episode about his experience as a graduate student while juggling. multiple jobs. It's still a story in the Full-Time Series because this is the reality for so many folks; So many of us have` to work on top of an assistantship stipend to make ends meet and the timing spent working equals up to a full-time job while in grad school full time. He shares his approach to handling all his jobs, navigating grad school, and making authentic connections as a grad student.

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