Twelve percent of JMU s 2020 freshman class — approximately 512 first-year Dukes — are first-generation college students, meaning neither of their parents completed a four-year degree. First-gen students from JMU s
generation panel, college students from across the nation. university of georgia student shelby clayton in atlanta. emory and henry college student collin christianson, and university of worcester student chadwick smith via skype in ohio. they joined us after the george zimmerman verdict. very nice conversation so we invited them back. thank you, guys. good to see you. how you doing? thanks for having us, don. i m sure you were paying attention to the verdict. first to chadwick. you are 18 years old. one year older than trayvon and jordan davis when they died. does the dunn verdict affect race relations for your generation? actually, me and trayvon martin and jordan davis were actually the same age. i turn 19 next month. we re in the same age range. i think it does. i think it talks to young black men and black people, what young black people cannot do in our society and how we are