This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education

Great food, fine wines and higher education are three of Dr. Yvonne Friedman's loves. Better known as Dr. Y, she shares her passion for all three and her climb up the executive ladder to become a vic…

Living and studying as a Black woman in Cuba led Dr. Kaifa Roland to write not only one book but two about her experiences.  She is currently Director of Global Black Studies and Associate Profess…

Have you felt stuck lately? Are you looking for inspiration and motivation to make your next move? Dr. Carol Parker Walsh has experienced it all from being a corporate attorney, to higher education a…

Myths, tractors, rumors, coin collections, stories.  They are all part of Dr. Yovanna Pineda's path of research. A Guatemalan-American Professor of History connects stories that are developed through…

Do you consider your work to be "creative" or "traditional" scholarship? This week's guest, Dr. Kimberly Garza, says you can do both, successfully. A creative writer and professor of literature, Dr.…

We pick up where we left off in Part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Aerial Ellis, who shares how important it is for people of color to feel as if they belong at an institution. In other words, a perso…

Dr. Aerial Ellis is one of the bright minds shining the spotlight in the DEI space, education and the business world. This dynamic woman is not only a business owner, but she is a professor and endow…

We all want to experience some level of happiness in our lives, even in our work-life. And, we should.  After all, we spend the majority of our awake hours either working in an office or from home. 

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Dr. Sybril Brown does not hold back when speaking about teaching, working with new generations of students and what it takes to be successful in the Academy.

Join our conversation as she speaks about…

Women and people of color who work in higher education may have serious questions concerning their current career status. Kicking off Season 5, Dr. Pat asks, are you still happy, or is it time to mov…

Match your goals with your values. Dr. Darshon Reed shared amazing tips:

1. SMART Goals  and RESTART goals.

2. Goal disengagement: limiting number of goals expectations for the year.

3. Goals should …

Enjoy this past episode with Dr. Leslie Wang who has experienced perks and drawbacks while  living and teaching as an Asian American woman in the U.S. On this episode, she speaks to us about:

1. Her…

Dr. Ashley Adams on Mentoring and Administration.

Where do you want to go? 

What is your ultimate goal?

How will you get there? 

Adams, mentors women to their fullest potential while teaching.

Listen…

(Replay) Dr. Jennifer Woodard is a longtime professor who moved from the faculty ranks to the administrative track at her institution. 

She shares her story of navigating through an institutional sys…

To my sisters of color, I plan to get some rest and downtime during the holidays. No work. It's going to be all play and family time. 

Listen in as I close out Season 4 by sharing my plans. I also of…

Who are you in the academy, and do you feel fulfilled there? Answering that question is a  one that you should really seek to answer, according to Dr. Adia Gooden who says we all should be able to do…

Innovation. Transformational leadership.

Joan Williams, Associate Vice President for Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer at Salisbury University talks about these  important subjects and how we can…

It’s fall semester time! Be you, and be great! We are kicking off a new semester and have either, like myself, started or are getting ready to see old faces and some new faces of students. I want to …

Dr. Kimberly DeSimone shifted from corporate work to academia and never looked back. An Associate Professor at Bonaventure University, she is Chair of the University’s President Commission on Diversi…