Weighing faculty jobs and a new podcast episode
At The Well This Week
Lakeya Omogun shares her path of moving from a doctoral program to an assistant professor position.
“God provided so much grace over those days — almost as if he’d taken me by the hand and led the way. I watched and analyzed sample job talks. I outlined my own job talk. I practiced it in the mirror and on FaceTime with friends. I was immersed in a community of support. My family, friends, and trusted colleagues called, emailed, and texted me. They prayed for me, offered support, and suggested tips.
Even with all this support, my body still carried the heavy weight of being a Black woman in academia. Did I really want to go through an advanced version of what I experienced as a doctoral student?”
We have a new podcast episode for you! This conversation with Sheila Wise Rowe discusses mental health topics like perfectionism and boundaries and the complexities of being young, gifted, and Black.
“So often as a person of color, we have to locate ourselves in other stories, and try to glean something out of them. In this book…. you can learn about young, gifted, and Black folk, and you can learn about you.”
Reporting back on our busy-ness poll last week: 0% of readers chose “I have plenty of time.” We feel you! You are not alone.
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Join our Fall Book Club. The first meeting is next week. Click here for more information and to sign up. Curious but unsure? Listen to this excerpt from our podcast interview with the author of Restless Devices, Felicia Wu Song, to get a sense of the content of her book:
Three More Things We Loved This Week
This post from Katharine Hayhoe (a favorite podcast guest) features a comic inspired by her book!
Would you try this strategy to get people to speak more honestly in meetings?
Ann Boyd just made this pumpkin bread (and the recipe isn’t behind a paywall — sorry about last week!).