Doctor Laila McCloud joins us on the mic and drops gems about un-grading, removing hurdles for students and practitioners, and what it looks like to not be surprised by Black women in the Academy.  Scholarly Work: Google Scholar Socials: IG: @HeyDrLaila LinkedIn: Laila McCloud ________________________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

We've got Roshaunda Breeden making her second appearance on the pod! We talk about creative scholarship, researching while cultivating community, anti-Blackness and anti-fatness, and so much more! Athens Vignettes show link Fat on Campus website Works by Dr. Breeden Means, D. R., Stanton, J., Mekonnen, B., Oni, O., Breeden, R. L., Babatola, O., Osondu., C. J., Beckham, M., & Marshall, B. (2022). A deeper calling: The aspirations and persistence of Black undergraduate students in science at a predominantly white institution. The Review of Higher Education, 46(2), 151-180. https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2022.0019   Breeden, R. L, VanZoest, E., Lewis Sessoms, M., Harry, D., Meachum Lewis, E., Nichols, H., Jaeger, A.J., & Thomas, E. (2022). Adult learner guidebook: A guide to recruit and retain adult learners at North Carolina community colleges. [Research brief]. The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. https://belk-center.ced.ncsu.edu/2022/07/13/belk-center-releases-adult-learner-guidebook-to-aid-in-the-recruitment-and-retainment-of-adult-learners-at-north-carolina-community-college   Breeden, R. L. (2021). [Review of the book] We want to do more than survive: Abolitionist teaching and the pursuit of educational freedom by B.L. Love. The Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 4(2), 135-139. https://jethe.org/index.php/jethe/article/view/259/58   Stewart, T. J. & Breeden, R. L. (2021). “Feeling Good as Hell”: Black women and the nuances of fat resistance. Fat Studies, 10(3), 221-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/21604851.2021.1907964   Breeden, R. L. (2021). Our presence is resistance: The stories of Black women in senior-level student affairs positions at predominantly white institutions. Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 14(2), 166-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/26379112.2021.1948860   Socials: Twitter: @drbreeden LinkedIn: Roshaunda Breeden Academia: https://ecu.academia.edu/RoshaundaBreeden ________________________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

We're joined by Dr. Travis Smith to talk about his research and experience with HBCUs as well as supporting Black students at PWIs/TWIs. Find Dr. Travis Smith on Twitter - @DrTee_3  Learn more about unitehbcu.org Follow Unite on IG - @Unite_INC_ ____________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

We are joined by the inimitable Dr. F. Michelle Richardson and Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique. We talk about why mentorship is key and the serendipitous and yet determined path these scholars each took in the academy. This conversation is jus tthe tip of the iceberg when it comes to Black women in sport and we enjoyed every minute. Buy Dr. Carter-Francique's book Francique Sport and Education LLC - consulting and DEI work Connect on social media @The_SistaDocs @Dr_FMRichardson @DoctaFrancique ________________________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

Join Cherese and J.T. as they simply have a condid conversation about the performance that takes place in the Academy. In front of a classroom, in a meeting, at a conference, in a zoom window; Whether it's positive, negative, neutral, or more complicated, there is often an "audience" and "performer" in these spaces and it's often made invisble. What are your thoughts on the matter? ________________________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

  This week we are grace by the presesnce of Ana Carolina Diaz Beltran and Wideline Seraphin. These two have been working together for years to bring schooling narratives of real people to life and recently created a Podcast as the next step in their project. "In Schools Outta Pocket" unravels the knot of White Supremacy by listening to real schooling stories and dissecting them to understand where things went wrong and most importantly, what can be done to help unlock the critical consciousness we so desperately need in this world. Subscribe to In Schools Outta pocket everywhere you can listen to podcasts. In Schools, Outta Pocket pilot episode Students' "Die-In" Protest at Penn State Berks ________________________ Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too!  Peace.

Researcher Keon McGuire discusses race, religion, and gender on and off campus with a focus on black Muslim college students, black cis undergraduate men, black studies impact, personal growth in Philadelphia, and scholarly perspectives.

We love kicking it with our friends over at the Scholar Tea Podcast. J.T. and Cherese joined Shawna and Cameron earlier this year and we're sharing that episode with you now. Enojy!   Check out the Scholar Tea Podcast feed! Join Cameron and Shawna for "Scholar Tea", which is a delightful higher ed podcast 4 the culture that is a mash-up of humor, tips, and scholar interviews. Follow us on Twitter @Scholar_Tea

Dr. Wilson Okello and Dr. Chris Travers join J.T. to talk about Black masculinity, healing, and so much more. We talk about their experience with "Communion", a space fostered into being by Okello and Travers for Black men to enter in relationship with one another, share vulnerably, and grow and evolve in anti-patriarchical feminism.  Find them both in Twitter (while it still exists) Dr. Chris Travers - @DrCT_Phats Dr. Wilson Okello - @wilson_okello

This is one for all the Blerds!! Antar Tichavakunda joins us on the mic to talk about placemaking at PWIs, being intentional about recognizing Black joy, and our favorite anime.  Read Antar's book: Black Campus Life and learn more about what he's up to on his website: Tichavakunda.com Find BIA on the socials IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod