Podcast Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore

Scholar Spotlight with Dr. Rockquemore

On this Scholar Spotlight episode, TET interviews Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Founder and CEO of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity and author of The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul. We discuss Dr. Rockquemore’s educational trajectory, her inspo for starting the NCFDD, and Dr. Rockquemore gives us her best, “real talk” advice for staying productive and being successful in academia. Hint: it’s not that same old advice you are used to hearing!

Key Topics:

2:30 – The Origins of the NCFDD
5:05 – The Importance of a Daily Writing
9:15 – NCFDD Dissertation Success Program
16:47 – Healthy Conflict in Academia
27:34 – Biggest Mistake Newly Minted PhDs make
29:45- Piechart of Priorites/Success
32:40 – Mistakes Postdocs Should Avoid
35:05 – One Piece of Advice She’s Tired of Giving
41:20 – Advice on Becoming a Public Intellectual
44:10 – Overcoming Fear of Failure

For more information or to sign up for the Dissertation Success Resources mentioned in this episode and check out other NCFDD offerings for graduate students go to: