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Members of the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association attend the group’s annual Renaissance Ball in 2019. Students, alumni celebrate Black graduate excellence
February 25, 2021
Earning a doctorate involves years of long days and dead ends, but finding a community can smooth the path. For several alumni, joining the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association (BGPSA) helped pave the way to success at Cornell and beyond.
“Celebrating Black Graduate Excellence at Cornell,” a two-day series of alumni-filled panels, honored the contributions of Black graduate students, the BGPSA and its members – including the Renaissance Ball they founded.
Since they couldn’t gather in person for the Renaissance Ball, the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council and the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement celebrated over Zoom with discussions about the BGPSA’s history and legacy and the Black graduate student ex