Bedu's Podcast

What does it feel like to walk into a college lecture hall and realize no one at the front of the room shares your background?In this episode, we sit down with Susie and Liz to explore the raw reality of navigating higher education as Latina women. From the first-day jitters of a massive university lab to the isolating hurdles of missing mentorship, they share the exact moments that tested their confidence and shook their sense of belonging.But this isn’t just a conversation about the barriers; it's a roadmap for reclaiming space. We break down how institutional gaps impact Latine students, how peer networks form essential "counterspaces" for survival, and where the future of representation is gaining momentum. Tune in for a powerful look at these two wonderful women rewriting what it looks like to be a leader in higher education.