Collecting thoughts on #wpsa18 roundtable on being first generation in political science. One of the key things discussed was the importance (for ourselves, other scholars & students) of speaking about our first gen status. Are you a #firstgenpolisci scholar? What’s your story? Here’s mine: My father worked in construction, my mother in a call centre. I dropped out of high school, got a community college degree & was actively dissuaded from returning to university. (1/x)