The Institute Podcast

In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Ho, Associate Professor of English and new Associate Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. She speaks about her career path that led to her new appointment as well as the role of mentors for university faculty and her goals as the Associate Director of the IAH.

IAH Public Communications Specialist Melissa Clay speaks with Music Professor and Jazz Studies director Jim Ketch, the first endowed Faculty Fellow here at the institute for the Arts and Humanities in 1992.

In the second part of our conversation with Patricia Parker, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, Philip Hollingsworth asks about the Ella Baker Women's Center and its role in reigniting Dr. Parker's passion for teaching. She also speaks to her sources of inspiration and making time for her research and writing despite her new duties as Chair of a department.

In this episode, Philip Hollingsworth speaks with Patricia Parker, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication. In part one of our conversation with Dr. Parker, she discusses her new role as department chair, her academic research and its connection to her current position, and her experience in founding the Ella Baker Women’s Center.