Blk + In Grad School

28 Reflections as Allante gets ready for her 29th birthday!

While I was in New Orleans this month, some friends and I tried something new and did the Tough Mudder Half ! It was an intense 5-mile, 13 obstacle challenge. This week my friend Dr. Kels and I chat about how Tough Mudder is symbolic of the grad school journey, getting #fakedeep about the experience. She shares her insight on completing the Ph. D. journey just 2 years ago.

Dr. Henderson, affectionately known as 'Dr. J' shares his story navigating grad school. He gives some accounts of the experiences that shaped his career as a prominent thought leader in engineering education. He has created numerous engaging, impactful outreach programs in communities of color and supports students of color at the undergraduate and graduate level as a mentor and advisor. Listen in...

Meet Flo, grad student + fearless leader of Dear Black Women. This week, Flo shares how she navigates graduate school and using this special time to creating opportunities that will have an impact beyond earning her degrees. You can follow Dear Black Women on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , or the website . This week, Allanté releases information about the April workshop! Listen for deets or clic...

This week Allanté shares a big win--passing the comprehensive exam! She shares the deets on the comprehensive exam (also known as the qualifying exam). She explains what a comprehensive exam is, what she did and what she wishes she did, and wraps things up with some tips for success.   If you missed the webinar "How to Secure Grad School Funding" click here to get the replay.

This week, Allanté checks in from her first conference in California! She shares this weeks Lesson from the Trap, which is like a smorgasbord of a song with at least one of your favorites rappers (cause everyone like Gucci Mane, right?). She talk about working during small breaks in ones day and the progress you can make with that time and wraps up with good conversation starters to keep in your b...

This week, Allanté offers up some quick grad school motivation through the Black Panther cast and crew and touches on the important notion of running your own race. Register for the free webinar, 'How to Secure Grad School Funding' today! It will be next Thursday, March 1 at 7 PM EST. You can register here

This week on Blk + in Grad School, Allanté covers one a popular topic--schmoney. Graduate degrees cost $30-$40K a year. Pretty sure you're thinking, How am I supposed to pay for grad school? Allanté sheds some light on this topic doing a deep dive on fellowships and has a free offer for anyone trying to figure out the funding situation. If that's you --> press play then  click here !

This week I had the pleasure to talk to Bennie Niles, a third-year Ph. D. student at Northwestern University. We discuss how he navigates being Blk + in Grad School, shares deets about his latest project Just Tryna Graduate and how he balances that with his workload. We talk about building a community outside of the Ivory Tower and he shares his Lesson from the Trap! Check it out. You can follow B...

This week Allanté shares some of the guilt traps we all fall victim to, but can seriously throw you off your game as a grad student. Guilt about not spending enough time on school, guilt about not spending time with family and friends, or just guilt about guilt! She *attempts* to provide some alternative facts about guilt and thoughts to get out of those guilt traps!

Prospective and current graduate students alike should have answers to the four questions explored in this episode of Blk + in Grad School. Allanté reviews the first week of class and shares some of her academic semester goals. This week's Lesson from the Trap are wise wordsfrom pretty much everyone's fave, Drake. Subscribe to the e-mail list for Blk + in Grad School at bit.ly/BIGSsubscribe Please...

This week's episode Allanté shares the series of event that led her to pursue a Ph. D. She also admits some of her fave songs from the Trap, plans after grad school and more. Please remember to subscribe, like and review the audioblog!

I met Cassie in a pretty awesome Graduate FB group and on this episode we talk about school, weight loss goals, major ways to stay ahead of the game with your grad school work.

First semester is a wrap! I'm grateful but I'm also really tired and personal life crises have been popping up and making school take a backseat. With that, this quick episode covers some of my lessons from this semester and how I'm going to try and move forward better for the new semester. RIP to Aaron Watts.

The cool thing about grad school, you don't have to request time off like people with real jobs...the sucky part about grad school, you don't have to request time off because it kind of doesn't exist. So this week Allante offers some strategies for keeping up with family and friends and keeping up with your work. Also, she uses the phrase "and so..." A LOT. See if you can keep count lol. If you ha...

This week Allanté shares dating wins and woes while in graduate school. Talking about the dating stock, qualities of a supportive partner, and talking through weird insecurities about telling dates she's getting a PhD. Have any other topics you want to hear about? Send me a message at contact@blkingradschool.com.

So this is a pretty candid conversation between myself and AARP Interim VP of Multicultural Affairs, Lisa Whitmore Davis (read: my momma!) about her graduate school journey as a wife, mother, and full-time employee. So many people still have a lot of 'life stuff' going on when they go to graduate school and I recognize my privilege as a full-time student single woman without children. My mom is li...

This week I was way off. Pretty sure it's because I missed the Greatest Homecoming on Earth at the illustrious North Carolina A&T State University (kinda, not really lol). This is the first of many sacrifices I'll be making but it hurt me to my core. Listen as I walk through these emotions last week.

Already been one month! And 5 episodes Whoot! I had to get over myself and get some help. What helped? Changing my thought process and approach to asking for help. Also my old life? #TeamTooMuch after six weeks in grad school, I already can't hang, smh. But I need a better balance beside school, home and back. For more information check out strengthsnotstrikes.com Originally recorded in September...

Dealing with that little thought bubble pops up, Did you only want me here to show off how 'inclusive' you are? This week I'm talking about my past experiences that have shaped these thoughts, interacting with White folk now having grown up in a Black city and then went to a HBCU, and trying the be Black and excellent. Also a little technical difficulties, low volume, sorry about that!

So let me tell you now I am a crybaby, but I wiped my tears and got the help I needed. Resource guide can be found at strengthsnotstrikes.com

It's my last first day of school as a student and it's like I'm a lost freshman all over again. Also, I did that thing I'm pretty sure every Black person does when they walk into a class at a PWI. You know what I did right? Find out on the episode!

I just moved and I have orientation, figured I'd share what happened in my world. Let me know if you even want to hear this podcast, email allante@blkingradschool.com Originally recorded August 2017.