One Woman's Story: Reaching the Executive Suite in Academic Leadership
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
Release Date: 08/01/2023
Supporting BIPOC Faculty and Staff: An Investment in Educational Excellence
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
How can higher education better support BIPOC faculty and staff while strengthening the educational experience for all students? In this episode, I explore the importance of academic, emotional, mental, and physical support, the role of leadership in creating inclusive environments, and why investing in diverse faculty and staff is an investment in educational excellence. In this episode you will learn: Why retention matters as much as recruitment. The four pillars of meaningful support. How diverse educators benefit every student. Why supporting people strengthens institutions....
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Beyond the Ratings: What Great Teaching Really Looks Like
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
In this solo episode, Dr. Pat Sanders explores the balance between teaching excellence, equity, and student accountability. She discusses why meaningful learning requires thoughtful preparation, clear expectations, and shared responsibility, while challenging the notion that effective teaching should not be measured solely by student evaluations. Contact Dr. Pat at and include your request in the subject line so your message can be directed appropriately. To support This Prof Life Podcast and explore the latest episodes, visit drpatsanders.com. Interested in becoming a podcast sponsor?...
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It is Time For Rebellion: Planning Your Next Career Move (A replay of Dr. Carol Parker-Walsh and a Reset)
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
Time for a Reset! 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 administrator, and now as her own boss. On this episode of This Prof Life, Dr. Parker Walsh shares her journey of being authentically true to herself and living out her values, through autonomy and creativity. She shares ways to get unstuck from indecision along with some very important pieces of advice: Do an internal audit - ask what else can I do? Make sure you...
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Liberated Leadership, Part 2: Preparing for the Future of Higher Education
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
What does it mean to lead authentically in a rapidly changing higher education landscape? In Part 2 of our conversation on liberated leadership, Dr. Chinyere Oparah shares her perspectives on preparing educators for evolving teaching methods, navigating the complexities of senior leadership, and how Black women can strategically position themselves for long-term success in higher education. This thought-provoking discussion explores leadership, resilience, and the importance of creating a future that aligns with your values and vision. Whether you are a faculty member, administrator, aspiring...
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Liberated and Leading: Redefining Leadership on Our Own Terms (Part 1)
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
Are you currently in a leadership position in higher education or aspiring to step into one? Have you ever wondered whether you're truly free to lead in a way that aligns with your values, strengths, and authentic self? If so, you won't want to miss Part 1 of this powerful conversation with Dr. Chinyere Oparah. Dr. Oparah is an executive coach, Professor of Leadership Studies and Sociology at the University of San Francisco, and Founder and CEO of the Center for Liberated Leadership and NeuroSpicy Leaders. In this thought-provoking episode, she explores what it means to lead from a place of...
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Save Yourself, Sis
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
Women of color in higher education have always helped to carry institutions byteaching, mentoring, leading, advocating, and creating pathways for others. But in a rapidly changing political and economic climate, one difficult question remains: Who is helping us build security? In this new podcast episode, “Save Yourself,” I discuss: economic wellness for Black women and women of color in higher education entrepreneurship and monetizing your expertise overcoming fear and self-doubt building coaching, consulting, leadership, and mentoring opportunities why NOW is the time to create a...
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The Pivot: Faculty, Leadership, Freedom (Part 2)
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
Dr. Karen Dace, a now retired academic administrator, and I last parted with our conversation centered around the resilience of Black women and other women of color. In this episode, we dive into the shifts required to make headway in the academy, when to pivot to new horizons, and how to identify true allies. You can find Dr. Dace on LinkedIn: You can find more episodes of This Prof Life Podcast on my website: drpatsanders.com or any podcasting platform. Let’s dive in!
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The Pivot: Faculty, Leadership, Freedom (Part 1)
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
In this inspiring episode, Dr. Karen Dace reflects on her journey from faculty to academic leadership and how she navigated a transition back into faculty and then retirement after DEI offices were eliminated as part of the current political echochamber. Dr. Dace shares her story of leaving behind a 30-plus year career rooted in advocacy and leadership, and how she reframed her recent retirement not as an ending, but as a new beginning. Still passionate about scholarship and impact, she continues working on a book, proving she is far from finished. Her story is a powerful reminder that...
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Scholarly Pursuits, Entrepreneurship, and Grief: One Woman's Story
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
We know that scholarship is the pursuit of objective truth, and entrepreneurship is the pursuit of a future we build ourselves. But what happens when the ground beneath both of those pursuits is fractured by loss? How does one maintain their research, grow a business, and honor ambitions when grief is sitting at the head of the table? In this episode, we’re stepping into the difficult, often invisible intersection of the mind, the marketplace, and the heart. This episode is about building on broken ground and finding out what remains when the world as we knew it changes. Dr. Chinasa Elue,...
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Workplace Trauma, Tone-Policing, and Racial Bias, What to Do? (Part 2)
This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education
It's a fact. Honest conversations about workplace trauma are often avoided or even dismissed, especially when related to Black women and women of color. In this episode, we continue to center the voices and experiences of Black women navigating workplace trauma, racial bias, and the unique challenges within higher education. My guest, Ms. Ruth Abban, a psychotherapist who practices in the U.K., and I explore what workplace trauma looks like, how racial bias shapes opportunity and advancement, and the lasting impact these experiences have on identify, well-being and career...
info_outlineGreat 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 vice president in the student affairs arena. While her story is very similar to other women of color who work in the academy, this petite, Mexican American, latina says after several moves, she is very content where she is at Coastal Carolina University, but is always looking towards the future.
In addition to leading well, she wants to coach and mentor other women and women of color in who are in higher education. Listen in to find out what got her to the "E-Suite" of academia.
"Leader and advocate for nurturing underrepresented women in the workplace by creating communities of practice and pipelines for success" is her motto.
You can read more about Dr. Friedman on LinkedIn. There, she writes about helping women and trauma0nformed pedagogy and leadership: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonneh
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