Welcome Remarks: Sara Xayarath Hernández, Graduate School Associate Dean for Inclusion and Student & Engagement

Speaker: Dr. Damani White Lewis, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education

Successfully Navigating Academia - Structural and Agentic Lessons for Workloads, Writing, and the Workforce

There is no single solution for thriving in academia. In reality, a constant interaction exists between forces under our control (i.e., agency) and forces outside of our control (i.e., structures) that impact and impede our ability to successfully navigate academic careers. In this session, Dr. Damani White-Lewis will consider this duality within three essential elements of academic training: workloads, writing, and the workforce. Suitable for graduate students, early career faculty, and professional staff, attendees will learn personal strategies and the necessary structural conditions that can be advocated for to improve their workload balance, scholarly writing, and hiring prospects.