by Tyra Pickett | Oct 15, 2025 | Blog
Every fall, I feel the same shift. The air thins, the light changes, and the work—somehow—feels heavier. It’s not that the tasks are new. It’s that the energy carrying them isn’t mine anymore. I can feel the echo of a former version of myself still trying to keep the...
by Tyra Pickett | Oct 1, 2025 | Blog
In higher education, the pressure never seems to let up. Mid-level faculty and administrators juggle teaching, research, service, and leadership responsibilities, often all at once. It’s easy to feel pulled in a hundred directions, leaving little space to pause and...
by admin | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog
We’ve spent plenty of time talking about disruption in higher education, but today I want to name something even more pressing. We don’t have a shortage of disruption. We have a shortage of leadership. Faculty, staff, and students are all telling me—and...
by admin | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog
The transition into a new academic year always carries a mix of excitement and pressure. For many women in academia—especially women of color—fall isn’t just about fresh syllabi or updated office hours. It’s about balancing research goals, service commitments,...
by admin | Aug 15, 2025 | Blog
Higher education has always been evolving — but today’s disruption feels different. It’s faster, more political, and more interconnected than ever before. From demographic shifts to AI-driven transformation, from cultural divides to direct political intervention, the...
by admin | Aug 1, 2025 | Blog
Let’s be honest: Academia can test you. The workload, the expectations, the constant demand to prove yourself—it’s enough to make anyone feel stretched thin, especially if you’re a woman of color navigating spaces that weren’t built with you in mind. Resilience...
