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The Ebony Tower
by Daphne and Rachel
The Ebony Tower is a podcast designed to generate dialogue around the experiences of young scholars of color. In particular, we are interested in naming the issues that impact the success and well being of young black and brown scholars and offering resources and advice to overcome those hurdles. The Ebony Tower hopes to serve as a source of inspiration and support for young black and brown scholars who seek to thrive in the ivory tower.
Episodes
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Episode 16: Scholar Spotlight with Dr. Ashanté M. Reese
For today’s Scholar Spotlight, we interview Dr. Ashanté M. Reese, an assistant professor in the department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at UMBC. During the interview, we discuss her recent book, Black Food Geographies: Race, Food, Access, and Self-Reliance, which explores the issue of...
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Episode 15: Tales from the Tower with Dr. Riddhi Bhandari
In this episode, Daphne and Rachel are joined by Dr. Riddhi Bhandari, a Zuzana Simoniova Cmelikova Visiting Scholar at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. In addition to discussing her research, Dr. Bhandari also shares her experience of navigating academia and...
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Episode 14: Ask Ebony Anything III: From Applying to PhD Programs to Defending the Dissertation
In the latest installment of Ask Ebony Anything, Daphne and Rachel offer advice to prospective graduate students interested in beginning the PhD application process (4:30), provide tips on how to get a glowing letter of recommendation (14:10), offer insight into selecting between and negotiating...
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Episode 13: Scholar Spotlight & Book Talk with Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack
For today’s Scholar Spotlight, Daphne and Rachel interview Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack about his new book, The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students. In addition to discussing important findings and implications from his book (15:00), Dr. Jack also provides insight...
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Episode 12: Tales From the Tower: Pregnancy, Health, and Parenting in Graduate School
In this episode of Tales from the Tower, Whitney shares her story of managing postpartum complications, dismissive healthcare providers, a diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy, and parenthood while also navigating graduate school. Whitney, Daphne, and Rachel also discuss how race and social...
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Episode 11: Ask Ebony Anything II: For-Profit Programs and Long-Distance Love
In this new installment of Ask Ebony Anything, Daphne and Rachel begin by discussing the professional and financial considerations that prospective graduate students should take into account when deciding to pursue a PhD at a for-profit college (1:24). They then shift gears and provide insight…
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Episode 10: Tea From The Tower: Free Speech and Diversity in Higher Education
Episode Description: In this episode, Daphne and Rachel discuss the latest news and gossip in higher education, including how the government shutdown has impacted academic researchers, the controversial Notre Dame job ad, and the consequences of free speech in the academy. They then discuss the...
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Episode 9: Tales from the Tower: Managing Impressions and Microaggressions
Episode Description: Have you ever been placed in a situation where you needed to stand up for yourself but also wanted to avoid the “angry POC” label? In this episode, Omar shares his tale about managing stereotypes in the classroom while also standing up for what’s right. *This episode is...
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Episode 8: Tales from the Tower: Managing Depression and Anxiety in Graduate School
On this episode of Tales from the Tower, Keyshia shares her story about managing depression, anxiety, and a difficult advising relationship in graduate school. Following her tale, Daphne, Keyshia, and Rachel discuss strategies that promote mental, social, and physical well-being in graduate…
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Episode 7: Tea From The Tower: Sonia, The Student Loan Doctor
On this episode of Tea from the Tower, we speak with The Student Loan Doctor, Sonia Lewis, about budgeting, our biggest student loan mistakes, how and when to start paying off your debts, and things to avoid when deciding to take out a student loan. Sonia shares some really honest advice on the...
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Episode 6: Tea From The Tower: Graduate Student Unionization
In this episode, we interview Cherrie Bucknor, a PhD student in Sociology and HGSU-UAW Bargaining Committee Member at Harvard University, about the whats, the whys, and the hows of graduate student unionization in higher education. Specifically, we discuss graduate student working conditions,...
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Episode 5: Ask Ebony Anything I
In this first installment of Ask Ebony Anything, Daphne and Rachel discuss personal style and aesthetics in graduate school (0:45), the merits of a mixed-methods dissertation (4:00), how to overcome a bad reputation in your department (7:27), tips and strategies for writing your dissertation…
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Episode 4: Scholar Spotlight with Dr. Rockquemore
On this Scholar Spotlight episode, TET interviews Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Founder and CEO of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity and author of The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul. We discuss Dr. Rockquemore’s educational trajectory, her...
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Episode 3: Tales from the Tower With The Founders
Rachel spills some tea on a particularly climactic eruption of an otherwise tense advisor-advisee relationship during her dissertation proposal defense, while Daphne discloses how and why she made the difficult decision to transfer, half way through one program, to a new Ph.D. program.
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Episode 2: Scholar Spotlight with Dr. Tyrell Connor
Today, we interview Dr. Tyrell Connor, assistant professor of Sociology and Criminology at Suny-New Paltz’s and founder of the Black and Highly Dangerous Podcast. We begin the conversation by discussing how he got into sociology and criminology (3:03), how his HBCU prepared him for graduate…
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Episode 1: Introducing The Ebony Tower
Each year, U.S. universities award more than 55,000 doctoral degrees. Among degree holders, less than 15% are Black, Latinx, or Native American. Often serving as trailblazers in their communities and disciplines, scholars of color face unique challenges as they scale the Ivory Tower. Enter the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Ebony Tower is a podcast designed to generate dialogue around the experiences of young scholars of color. In particular, we are interested in naming the issues that impact the success and well being of young black and brown scholars and offering resources and advice to overcome those hurdles. The Ebony Tower hopes to serve as a source of inspiration and support for young black and brown scholars who seek to thrive in the ivory tower.
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Daphne and Rachel
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The Ebony Tower is a podcast designed to generate dialogue around the experiences of young scholars of color. In particular, we are interested in naming the issues that impact the success and well being of young black and brown scholars and offering resources and advice to overcome those hurdles....
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The Ebony Tower is created and hosted by Daphne and Rachel.
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