Episodes

On Sunday I went on IG live with Vanessa (@nessiethegreat94 on Instagram) a UMN PhD student who has been provided nearly $15,000 worth of supplies to protesters and those in need in Minneapolis. We talk about ways that graduate students can involved locally, responding to support from non-Black folk and more. This is mostly a conversation, recording a moment in what we hope— and some feel—is the beginning of some real concrete progress in America.

On Sunday I went on IG live with Vanessa (@nessiethegreat94 on Instagram) a UMN PhD student who has been provided nearly $15,000 worth of supplies to protesters and those in need in Minneapolis. We talk about ways that graduate students can involved locally, responding to support from non-Black folk and more. This is mostly a conversation, recording a moment in what we hope— and some feel—is the beginning of some real concrete progress in America.

It's a new podcast episode! I know grad students are busy so I figured folks who are short on time could use a quick overview of the sessions! In less than 30 minutes I recap 6+ hours of the virtual summit! Thanks again to the sponsor of this episode INI sips! You can get 15% off your first order with code BLK+INGRADSCHOOL. Wanna watch the replays? Get access to the replays at gradschoolsummit.com

It's a new podcast episode! I know grad students are busy so I figured folks who are short on time could use a quick overview of the sessions! In less than 30 minutes I recap 6+ hours of the virtual summit! Thanks again to the sponsor of this episode INI sips! You can get 15% off your first order with code BLK+INGRADSCHOOL. Wanna watch the replays? Get access to the replays at gradschoolsummit.com

It's a new podcast episode! I know grad students are busy so I figured folks who are short on time could use a quick overview of the sessions! In less than 30 minutes I recap 6+ hours of the virtual summit! Thanks again to the sponsor of this episode INI sips! You can get 15% off your first order with code BLK+INGRADSCHOOL. Wanna watch the replays? Get access to the replays at gradschoolsummit.com

This is the last recording in the live series with Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion. “What I Wish I Knew: Advice for Every Year of Grad School”, includes stories from grad students and recent grads as they've

This is the last recording in the live series with Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion. “What I Wish I Knew: Advice for Every Year of Grad School”, includes stories from grad students and recent grads as they've

Everyone needs a break from reality from time to time. Here's a round up of shows, podcasts and books to help you take a mental break from school and #thatRona. This is the second episode in the live series with Carnegie Mellon's Center for Student Divers

This week I sat down with Dr. Toyin Alli, a math professor and the blogger behind The Academic Society. She started as a Biology major at Ole Miss with plans to be an Optometrist. Participating in programs like LSAMP and McNair Scholar Program she discov

Ahhhh, Baby Lanté. I was a tender 23 about to embark on this grad school journey and I had NO CLUE WHAT I WAS GETTING MYSELF INTO. This week’s episode is my usual birthday reflection with a little spin because I didn’t learn 31 things last year lol.

This week’s episode is a recording from the LIVE episode a few weeks ago, organized by Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion. It was all about celebrating milestones like:

Trajuan Briggs is a motivator, supporter mentor and bridge builder. A former student-athlete turned grad student, he finished his MS in Sport Administration at the University of New Mexico exploring Identity, Holistic Development, & the Black Male Student

This week I sat down with Korie Grayson is a PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University and a visiting scholar at Vanderbilt University. You've probably seen pictures of her floating around as she is really the modern poster girl for b

ISSA THROWBACK: Autumn is the brilliance behind @ReadBlackademia and we talk about how she balances that and graduate school. She just finished the second year of her Ph.D. program so she drops some gems about her experience. Get access to the FREE resour

This week Allanté reflects on 100 episodes of Blk + In Grad School! Shares what she's learned over the course of the show as a creative, a student, and a person. Hear some of her favorite messages over the years and what's she is hoping for moving forwar

As we countdown to SXSW EDU, I chop it up with another academic content creator who'll be participating in the panel! Ravynn is a Ph.D. candidate (ABD) in American Studies at William & Mary. Her dissertation research focuses on Black women and girls in ne

Today I chopped it up with the first academic blogger I followed ever--Joy Woods Bennett of Without A Space. She is a first-year PhD student at University of Texas Austin, studying communications. Joy is well-known in the #AcademicTwitter community with h

Kat has always wanted to earn her Ph.D. as her Plan B was to become Whitney Houston

Meet JoeSandra Odunze, the mind behind The Corporate Minority, As the child of two entrepreneurs with a passion for serving people, she knew that after she finished her Bachelors in Psychology and Ethnic Studies she would go directly to her MBA, despite c

"Everybody's somebody's everything Nobody's nothin'" -Chance The Rapper, Everybody's Somebody This week's episode is a touchy, but real and relevant subject. As we deal with grieving personal losses and even people we may have never met, doing so in grad

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This week's guest is Dominique, the creator of academic + fitness community, Scientists Who Lift. Dominique is a 4th year Ph.D. student, with a master's in Biophysical Chemistry. His current research focuses on the Time and Space organization of MMP9 and

It's 2020 and time to set those goals again! Allanté reflects on her goals for 2019 and 2020. It's been a wild ride so far, and she shares how she thinks through goals. Get access to the FREE resources from Blk + in Grad School; Heading to grad school?

Asia Fuller Hamilton, Ph.D. is the wife + mother of a beautiful family of six. She juggled a full-time job, an active family and community life while completing her doctoral degree in 2017 from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She earned her P