In this special mash-up with the ASHE Podcast, hosts Dr. Royel Johnson and Dr. Felecia Commodore join collaborators from the Higher Endeavor Ecosystem, philanthropic partners, and the ERJ Podcast to explore how scholarship translates into practice, asset-based storytelling, professional development, and change across higher education.

In this episode, we talk with scholars about how their personal and professional paths have taken shape over time. What does it really mean to “bend the arc” in academic life? Our guests reflect on the pivotal experiences, challenges, and choices that have shaped their justice-oriented work—and what keeps them going.

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In this episode, we talk about scholarship as an art form—a practice rooted in curiosity, creativity, and care. Drawing from this year’s ASHE theme, we explore how scholars use their voice, craft, and imagination to make sense of the world and shape it. Our guests reflect on how their research pushes beyond convention, how they balance rigor and expression, and how they see their work as part of a longer arc toward justice. Whether through writing, teaching, organizing, or creating—this is a conversation about scholarship that moves.

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While the saying goes “easier said than done,” Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles has dedicated her professional career to humanizing higher education. In this first episode of the series Drs. Commodore and Johnson introduce the podcast series and discuss with Dr. Gaston Gayles her hopes for the podcast, ASHE, and higher education scholarship.

In this episode, we talk about curriculum as a space where power shows up—where decisions about what’s taught, who teaches it, and what gets left out have real consequences. We ask how these choices reflect broader struggles over race, identity, and justice in higher education. Our guests reflect on what’s shifting in this moment, and what it means to treat the curriculum not just as content, but as a space of possibility.

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In this first episode of Season 4, Dr. Commodores and Johnson chat with ASHE President Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher about her scholarship, this year's theme, and all the ways in which the arc is bending in higher education.

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This episode explores the evolving role of scholars across different career stages, examining how their approaches to scholarship, teaching, and service have adapted to the changing academic landscape. Panelists will reflect on the lessons they've learned throughout their careers and offer insights into how to maintain passion for their work, navigate institutional challenges, and effectively mentor the next generation of academics.

This episode features conversations with senior scholars. We want to acknowledge and dedicate this episode to a senior scholar who we sadly lost this year. In addition to being a renowned scholar, Dr. Caroline Turner served as chair of ASHE’s Council for Ethnic Participation and as ASHE President. She was a mentor to many in the field and a friend to even more. While Dr. Turner is no longer with us, her legacy lives on through her students, friends, and colleagues. This episode is dedicated to her.

In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson engage with established scholars across diverse roles—ranging from academia to leadership in professional organizations—about how their scholarly identities have evolved alongside the increasing demands of their careers. The discussion will explore how they navigate professional responsibilities, such as leadership positions and recognition in their fields, while also balancing personal commitments like caregiving and pursuing opportunities beyond traditional academic paths.

In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson engage with scholars at different stages of their careers—ranging from early-career assistant professors to a senior research associate outside the tenure track—to discuss the diverse ways they navigate the field after earning their doctoral degrees. The conversation will explore how they continue to shape their scholarly identities, address the challenges facing higher education, and contribute to the future of the field from both within and beyond traditional academic roles.

In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson engage with graduate students and postdocs to explore what it means to enter the field of higher education at a time when it is under attack by state legislatures. The conversation will also delve into how these emerging scholars envision the future of higher education through their own research and scholarship.