“Being part of a cohort of FAMU and FSU undergraduate and graduate students, we had important conversations about educational research’s role in expanding access for all student populations and advancing social justice.”
- Student Government: Involved with the FSU Congress of Graduate Students as the Deputy Speaker for Finance
- Well-traveled: Studied abroad in Poland as an undergraduate student
- Favorite place on campus: There is a reflective labyrinth and meditation space between the College of Medicine and Psychology building on campus
- Research: I am doing research on the transition and first-year experience of first-year, first-generation and low-income students
Florida State University master’s student Joshua Burns chose to pursue a graduate degree in higher education because of the impact faculty and staff had on him as a first-generation, lower-income student from a rural background.
He has a passion for serving underrepresented student populations in higher education.
Why did you decide to attend FSU?
When I was looking at options for graduate school, I instantly …