This Prof Life Podcast: Women of Color in Higher Education

In Part 1 in a two-part series.

Dr. Allissa Richardson an Richardson is an assistant professor of journalism at the University Southern California, Annenberg School. She researches how marginalized communities use mobile and social media to produce innovative forms of journalism — especially in times of crisis.

Most recently, she has taken ownership of the title, “Mother of MOJO”, Mother of Mobile Journalism.

She also shares her oftentimes challenging journey to becoming a tenure-track journalism professor after many obstacles at a historically black college/university (HBCU) where she held her first job at the tender age of 24. 

Finally, in case you haven’t heard, she recently published a book explaining African Americans' use of smartphones to help provide witness in the fight against police brutality.

Part 2 will be released September 15th. Come back then for a new episode. 

You can visit my website athttps://www.drpatsanders.com/

If you’d like to reach out to Dr. Richardson, you can find her at the following:

Twitter: drallirich https://twitter.com/DrAlliRich

Email: [email protected]

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris is selected by Joe Biden, Democratic presidential candidate, as his vice president Running Mate. Harris is the first woman of color to be on a major party ticket. 

Dr. Pat Sanders offers a commentary on the selection and what it means for her and other black and brown women in America. 

On this special episode of This Prof Life: Women of Color in Higher Education, I share ways to save energy and time during the summer months. Some of us continue to work, others take the time to work on research projects, do committee work, write books,  plan for fall or just to breathe and relax. 

Whatever you plan to do, have a plan!

On this episode, I share some tips on how to get going, if you haven’t already, and how to successfully complete the projects you want done before the fall semester begins.

Those ideas revolve around:

•    Planning
•    Scheduling
•    Organizing
•    Execution of the plan

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Welcome to This Prof Life Podcast with Dr. Pat Sanders who is a Full Professor of Communications at a regional university. Dr. Pat has worked in higher education for over two decades, teaching, leading and mentoring. 

She is a former broadcast journalist who still loves to learn about people's life stories and the different paths they've taken. 

This Prof Life Podcast will tell those stories of Women of Color in Higher Education and their roles in teaching, mentoring and leadership.

On this episode Dr. Pat tells why she started the podcast, which was a project she has been passionate about for a long time.  She says now. was the time to finally do it!

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You can find Dr. Pat on Instagram at drpatsanders. Twitter at DrPatSanders1 and on Facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/drpatsanders1/

Dr. Pat Sanders, the Creator and Host of This Prof Life Podcast,  addresses social injustices and the upheaval of America following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Dr. Ashley Adams speaks about mentoring and leadership for women. She focuses on motivating women at various stages of their academic and non-academic work and on how to move to the next level in their careers.

Dr. Adams holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and currently serves as the Director of Student Affairs at a research one institution in the northeast while also serving as a faculty member in the university’s College of Education.

In addition to her academic roles, Dr. Adams is part of the two-woman team who produces the Schoolin Life podcast, along with other creative works.

Socials: Instagram and Twitter :  Ashley Asshire

Website: http://mentor-me.org/

Dr. Tachi Egwu loves people, teaching and all things media. On this episode she talks about leaving a traditional,  face-to-face, faculty job to teach online so that she could both teach and practice her craft at the same time. 

Dr. Tachi is also passionate about demonstrating her own work through her weekly social media show, Media Scope, that is streamed on all media platforms. She also produces a radio station podcast and has her own fashion brand.

Shows: Media Scope, TV Channeling Podcast, and aired on WJMS Radio, And We’re Live!

Socials:  dr_tachic (IG) 

Facebook: mediascope16

LinkedIn: Chetachi Egwu, Ph.D.  LinkedIn

Twitter: @tachiada

Website coming soon.

Dr. Cathy Mazak is a Full Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and writing coach entrepreneur.

On this episode we talked about Dr. Mazak’s work centering around writing scholarship. She coaches women on how to make writing fit within their work and family schedules.

Dr. Mazak ascribes to the belief that academia is a white, male patriarchal institution that was not designed with women in mind.

She also shares with us how her unique coaching business on writing led her to take a leave from her teaching job—without pay—which in turn is leading to a level of financial independence she never dreamed of.

Find her at https://www.cathymazak.com/

https://www.facebook.com/cathymazakcoaching/

https://twitter.com/cathymazak

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 system that was not very welcoming to a young, African American woman who persevered to secure her position and success. Her authenticity is refreshing. 

Dr. Woodard now mentors other women and believes in the power of sisterhood and connection between women in the world of academia.

You find Dr. Woodard on Twitter using the handle @jlbwoodard.