04/04/2026
This weekend, the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity in partnership with Access, Diversity and Inclusion at the Princeton Graduate School hosted the first Graduate Access Information Network Seminar as part of the Graduate Access Information Network under the direction of Dr. Afia Ofori-Mensa, Director of Postgraduate Pathways in the EBCAO!
The seminar was born from an observation of a gap in supporting students on their pathways to graduate degrees. GAINS is a professional development opportunity for faculty and staff members whose work involves supporting undergraduate students and alumni – especially first-generation and lower-income college students – in applying to PhD programs. Workshops address best practices for mentoring students through the PhD application process. The seminar presents opportunities to engage with Princeton faculty members and graduate students from a variety of disciplines. Most broadly, the event is a forum for discussion about the state of graduate education at a moment of challenge and change in the landscape of higher education in the United States.
