Musings of the highs and lows of university life from the insiders. Two university professionals discuss everything from the academic to the social side of college and everything in between. Offering news, laughs and personal stories, listen as these two women in higher education offer advice to students, parents and other higher-ed colleagues on how to navigate the beautiful and sometimes scary place called college.
Ep. 12: Caucasians.Resisting.Truth
Let's talk about C.R.T.
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Articles Referenced:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_literature/literary_theory_and_schools_of_criticism/critical_race_theory.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/critical-race-theory/Basic-tenets-of-critical-race-theory
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/08/brian-tyler-cohen/yes-iowa-republicans-bill-would-put-cameras-classr/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/us/florida-education-critical-race-theory-bill/index.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-doubles-anti-critical-race-theory-legislation/story?id=82348795
https://afro.com/10-banned-books-that-are-crucial-to-black-culture/
Shout out to listener Sonnett for this additional banned book list out of Texas: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics
2/22/2022 • 53 minutes, 7 seconds
Ep. 11: Books, Bills and Bombs
This week we're discussing the book bans, the racist bills and HBCU bomb threats that are plaguing the U.S. at the start of Black History Month 2022.
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2/8/2022 • 48 minutes, 4 seconds
Ep. 10: A Good Frying Pan & a Therapist
Its 2-0-2-2! Coming in with some new intentions we all need to recognize we cant do it alone and we need others. Who’s on your TEAM and who might you need to add?
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1/25/2022 • 45 minutes, 47 seconds
Ep. 9: You're on My List!
It’s the 2021 Recap! Let’s see who was naughty and who was nice. Happy Holidays!
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12/21/2021 • 48 minutes, 17 seconds
Ep. 8: Mindfulness & Minding Yours
We’re kicking it this week and addressing the issue at hand: How to properly mind people’s business. The season of questions is coming and we want y’all to address these college students correctly.
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Articles Referenced:
https://www.pasadenavilla.com/2019/12/12/college-student-holiday-stressors/
https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2020/why-this-years-holiday-season-may-be-more-stressful-for-college-students/
https://mainstay.com/blog/how-to-support-college-students-mental-health-during-winter-break/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to-respond-to-awkward-holiday-questions_n_564a229fe4b08cda3489ee67/amp
https://thexofactor.com/thanksgiving-clapbacks-2021/
12/7/2021 • 45 minutes, 15 seconds
Ep. 7: Quad Talk: AITA
We’re kicking it on the quad this week and helping to answer the question, AITA?
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11/23/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 35 seconds
Ep. 6: You Ain't Gotta Go to Work (Work, Work, Work)
This week’s show covers America's newest crisis, for this week, the Great Resignation. Get into it while you work from home.
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Referenced Articles:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/08/us-economy-added-194000-jobs-september-another-weak-month-heading-into-final-stretch-2021/
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/24/1007914455/as-the-pandemic-recedes-millions-of-workers-are-saying-i-quit
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/11/us/florida-teacher-shortage/index.html
https://www.fastcompany.com/90654925/these-industries-are-being-impacted-most-by-the-great-resignation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/10/us-unemployment-rate
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellevate/2021/08/30/women-rush-to-entrepreneurship-in-the-great-resignation/?sh=18ddda213943
11/9/2021 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 50 seconds
Ep. 5: We Did it Joe!
This week's discussion continues to dissect the worth and cost of higher education. We are so happy that we were heard and things are looking hopeful so we have a special guest to share our joy and hopes of student loan debt cancellation.
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Referenced Articles:
Exploring Black Graduate Women's Perception of Student Loan Debt : https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2021-71826-001
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/13/what-to-know-about-changes-to-public-service-loan-forgiveness.html
https://www.brookings.edu/research/student-loans-the-racial-wealth-divide-and-why-we-need-full-student-debt-cancellation/
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/student-loans/student-loan-debt
https://studentaid.gov/help-center/answers/article/are-direct-plus-loans-eligible-for-pslf
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2021-71826-001
10/26/2021 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 30 seconds
Ep. 4: Is it Worth It? Let Me Work It
This week's discussion surrounds the cost of college and whether its worth it.
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10/12/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 55 seconds
Ep. 3: Give Haiti Her Things
This week we're discussing the big "I", Immigration, and how it impacts everything from music to politics.
Haiti Relief Organization: Sowaseedonline.org
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Documentary Referenced: The Black Miami (Available on Amazon Prime)
Book Suggestions:
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
Articles Referenced:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/24/key-facts-about-black-immigrants-in-the-u-s/
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/educational-attainment.html
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/cbd6/0d0ddcc4d777680fd5f5efe2ae159d50502a.pdf?_ga=2.11471412.1044955973.1632412432-2092577376.1632412432
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/us/politics/undocumented-students-pandemic-aid.html
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/for-undocumented-students/6-things-undocumented-students-need-to-know-about-college
9/28/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 18 seconds
Ep. 2: O.P.P. (Other Peoples' Property)
Join us this week as we discuss people taking things that just don't belong to them.
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Articles Referenced:
Huffington Post https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tyrone-hankerson-jr-howard-university-scanda_n_5abd0a0ae4b04a59a31573fc
Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/04/09/howard-university-reveals-that-terminated-employees-misappropriated-369000/
LA Times https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-01/california-college-financial-aid-scam-fake-students
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/us/college-admissions-cheating-scandal.html
9/14/2021 • 55 minutes, 24 seconds
Ep. 1: Coveisha & Her Line Sisters
Join us this week as we discuss back to school 2021 amongst our unwanted classmate, Coveisha.
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9/3/2021 • 40 minutes, 41 seconds
Never Left College Podcast Trailer
Join us as we discuss the ups down and in-betweens of everything college!
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