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First-generation college
Hidden curriculum, belonging, family pressure, and the cost of being the first in the room.
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Speaking
Have Dave speak at your event
David Glick has given keynotes and conference talks on first-gen identity, class mobility, and what it costs to make it into rooms that were not built for you. He works with campuses, workplaces, and professional audiences — nationwide, not just the Southeast.
On the contact page, use Book a talk and mention the event, date, and audience in your first note on Psychology Today.
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Audiences
Who books this
- 01Colleges and universities serving first-generation students
- 02Workplaces navigating class, belonging, and code-switching
- 03Professional associations and clinical trainings on social class in the room
- 04Conference organizers who want straight talk, not a brochure keynote
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Topics
Topics he covers
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Blue-collar roots, white-collar life
Straddlers who left home and cannot fully go back — loyalty, mobility, and limbo identity.
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Impostor syndrome and belonging
Passing, overwork, and the voice that says you do not belong even after you earned the seat.
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Social class in the room
Class as culture, not just money — for clinicians, educators, and leaders who need language for it.