Pursuing a Professional Path in Academia (w/ Dr. Pamela Nwakanma)

Scholar, Kuumba Singer and PhD Candidate at Harvard University, Pamela Nwakanma, shares her motivation behind pursuing a professional career in academia as a first-generation grad student, her research on gender and political behavior in Nigeria, the value of theory when rooted in lived experiences, and what she’s discovered in the process of embracing all of who she is becoming.Resources:Ronald McNair Scholars ProgramQuotable's:"How can I marry what I'm learning in the classroom with what I'm hearing in the streets?" - Pamela Nwakanma"Theory gives language to an observed phenomenon" - Pamela NwakanmaMusic:Voice of God by Maverick City Music ft. Chandler MooreWriting:Whose Lives Really Matter? Contact Pamela:[email protected]