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First Gen Keynote: An Evening with Jennifer Morton

Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility


First Gen Week Keynote Lecture featuring Jennifer Morton on Tuesday, November 8 at 5:30pm in Farley Hall - 202

Dr. Jennifer Morton looks at the ethical dilemmas of upward mobility—the broken ties with family and friends, the severed connections with former communities, and the loss of identity—faced by students as they strive to earn a successful place in society. She will discuss her book, Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility. 

Books available for purchas at the Campus Bookstore and at the event. Book signing to follow talk.