I am becoming somewhat obsessed with Canva, the site that helps you create beautiful graphic designs, often for free. For your...

When I interviewed for my most recent position, I sat with a leader and asked if they practiced diversity or if they played diversity...

Imagine meeting your future employer for the first time. If three of your closest professional acquaintances had met with the employer...

Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, and most recently, Jordan Edwards,  are names added to a long list of men who have been killed because...

This week, I had the pleasure of attending the 39th annual George C. Marshall Leadership Conference in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This...

My “Prepared to Be a Pioneer” brand and blog were birthed when I realized that I was prepared to be a professor but I had no idea what...

This morning, I found one of my 2009 reflections about competition in the workplace. In it, I wrote about my insecurities as an Assistant...

A transition from one position to another as a faculty member can be stressful and overwhelming. I experienced this firsthand a few...

Christmas 2015 brought with it a loss until any other that I ahve experienced. Although many people know why others do not. Since...

Over the past few months, I’ve been somewhat obsessed with character in leadership. One of the key books that has framed by thinking...

As a professor, I have found that things are not always what they seem to be, especially at work. If I have learned nothing else, it’s...

Some of the best professional advice that I have ever received came from Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young, a senior female colleague, mentor, and...

Yesterday I took a nap and had a dream about diversity In it, I was talking to colleagues in my department about a research presentation...

At the beginning of each school year, students are given checklists to help them to succeed during the academic year. After 10 years of...

If you’ve read any of my posts, you will realize that my academic ride hasn’t been the smoothest one. I have come face to face with...

No matter how many conferences or workshops you attend about being a graduate student advisor, you may never feel prepared to mentor and...

When I graduated from graduate school at Vanderbilt University in 2005, I was pretty confident that I could establish a top-notch...

I spent fall 2014 working with an entrepreneur who I met at an academic conference in 2013. After what seemed like an initial match made...

In a world where people are rewarded for being unique and for standing out in a crowd, being a good team member isn’t always recognized...

Last year, I served on a panel sponsored by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American...