For Episode 3 of Graduates, Ali has a conversation with Nancy Fairbank, a 2013 McDermott Scholar. Nancy talks about finding community through experiences as a McDermott Scholar, a Marshall Scholar, and a law student. These experiences inspired Nancy to work with peers to start Dear Future Colleague, a nonprofit connecting academic mentors and mentees in higher education. Nancy shares lessons about mentorship she has learned since starting Dear Future Colleague while detailing future goals for the organization.

To learn more about Dear Future Colleague, go to dearfuturecolleague.org. You can find Dear Future Colleague on Instagram as well: @dearfuturecolleague.

(Recorded on February 15, 2022)

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