Denise R Muro

1st gen student & PhD candidate @conresglobal | refugee resettlement & social connections, gender & migration | former director of @MAPNetworkBos

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

@MAPNetworkBos Welcome Radhika and Surabhi! Glad to have you both on the team!

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

Loving being in a room full of powerful brown mujeres at La Chola Conference!

[Migrant Alliance and Partnership Network @MAPNetworkBos]

Inviting service providers to take a short survey on challenges and connections in the field. We'll be sharing findings to push for greater support for these impactful services. Plus, you could be the lucky winner of a $50 gift card! Participate: https://t.co/BjH2h67UiQ

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

Glad to have joined for a few hours of focused writing time today. Thank you @firstgendocs for providing this space!

[#FirstGenDocs @firstgendocs]

We're getting started! Click the link in our bio and join us! #FirstGenDocs

[ConRes Global @conresglobal]

We're proud of all of those who represented the Department of #ConflictResolution, #HumanSecurity, & #GlobalGovernance @McCormackGrad @isanet. We look forward to more presentations over the rest of the week. To see a schedule of #CRHSGG presenters, visit: https://t.co/jpvyReQSrT

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

@firstgendocs Hi all! I'm Denise Muro, and I'm a PhD Candidate in Global Governance and Human Security at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

[Elana Aquino @treeforpeace]

#redefiningnatsec @WCAPSnet "If you don't have basics like food, clean water, healthcare, are you truly free?" "What happened to the focus on human security?" Great convo going on right now...

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

Rich discussion on the various issues that matter when we talk about national security at @WCAPSnet Conference. It's more than military issues; racism, gender inequality, climate change, health, and more affect security. #WCAPS2021Conference #redefiningnatsec

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

@dmesseng_david Thank you! So thankful I had your advice and mentorship through the MA program!! You were a much needed ally and a huge encouragement.

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

In 2015, during my first semester of grad school, a professor refused to grade or comment on my work, told me that I wrote like English was not my first language, repeatedly encouraged me to drop out of the program, and explicitly said that I did not belong. 1/5

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

I almost cried. I had been beating myself up about challenges beyond my control. I had been telling myself, "You're not a good writer. You're not smart enough. You can't do this." My GPD's encouragement was such a lifeline. Continuing on. Here's to becoming a Dr. before 30.✊ 5/5

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

This week, I met with the graduate program director of my current PhD program (I'm ABD) about some challenges I'm having figuring out my dissertation in the midst of a global pandemic. At one point, she said, "You are a brilliant writer, one of the best in the program." 4/5

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

Starting tomorrow! Full schedule and registration at https://t.co/iFou9D9cFM

[CWPPP @CWPPP_UMB]

Tomorrow is the New England Women's Policy Conference, themed, "The Time is Now: Gender Justice, Antiracism, and Systemic Change!" The conference meets from 9 am to 12 noon this Wed., Thur. and Fri., Dec. 2-4.

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

@jordanrhall @cudenvrmathstat Congratulations 👏

[Migrant Alliance and Partnership Network @MAPNetworkBos]

Check out our newest blog post from Communications Team intern, Abby McIver! https://t.co/P00hqb9iwB

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

@jpugh00 Thanks, Jeff!

[Academic Chatter™ @AcademicChatter]

What are the most significant #firstgen barriers or complications you have experienced in academia/higher-ed? For me it's that consistent feeling of not belonging in academic spaces. Share your experiences below, @PhdSemblance would like to connect with more first-gen folk too!

[Denise R Muro @denise_muro]

THIS.