In this Marking The Path podcast first, I interview not one, but two wonderful guests! I’m extremely excited to feature two of my college professors and mentors that changed the way I live and love in this world. In the episode, Dr. Scala shares how her passion for reading as a child led her to becoming a teacher, and how she paved the path of the women’s and gender studies department, spanning an impressive 38 year career at William Paterson University. Dr. Davis explains how she was a child of the civil rights movement, and the path that led her to William Paterson University, and what she thinks is so special about it. I reminisce with my professors on what I was like as a college student, and the way the college experience is a time to create yourself anew. William Paterson has a truly special place in my heart, and it was a real honor to hear Drs. Scala and Davis’ perspectives on the way academia has evolved over many years. I end the episode describing a dream of mine that I’ve never shared publicly before. Tune in to hear about that dream. 

Dr. Arlene Holpp Scala is a Professor Emerita from the Women's and Gender Studies Department at William Paterson University in NJ.

Dr. Wartyna Davis is the Dean of the College of humanities and social sciences and a full professor of political science.

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