The Academia Report with Prof. Drea: Breaking Barriers as a First-Generation College Student

🎓 Watch the latest video! If you're the first in your family to attend college, this message is for you. In the newest episode of The Academia Report with Prof. Drea, I share practical advice, encouragement, and strategies to help first-generation students confidently navigate college and build a successful future. Your journey matters and you don't have to figure it out alone.

Navigating Your First Year in Academia: Tips for New Professors

Going into my fourth year as an Assistant Professor, I can attest to how time-consuming and demanding this role can be, especially when you are a one-woman show. Academia and corporate America might share similar operating hours, but the nature of the work can be vastly different; for those new to the academic space, managing your time wisely is crucial. 

Here are some helpful tips to help you thrive in your first year: 

1. Embrace Digital Calendars Use digital calendars such as Google Calendar, Outlook, or your phone's native calendar app for all appointments, meetings, and events. This habit is life-saving as it helps you stay organized and ensures you make all essential commitments, such as your courses, seminars, and self-care time. 

2. Learn to Say No I would like to know when to say no to projects and extra tasks, which is essential. As tenure-track faculty, you must balance service, research, and scholarship. However, it's vital to recognize your limitations and stay calm during your first year. Overcommitting can lead to burnout, so prioritize your workload carefully. 

3. Utilize Office Hours Effectively. Office hours are a valuable resource. Typically, you may have three to six office hours per week. Use this time wisely to grade papers, handle university-related activities, and meet with students. Make sure to post your office hours clearly so students can drop in or schedule time for advisement, coaching, or support. 

4. Prioritize Self-Care Time management is not just about staying on task; it's also about taking care of yourself. Approach the semester one class, project, publication, and research task at a time. Avoid overcommitting and adding unnecessary stress. Ensure you eat well, stay hydrated, breathe deeply, stretch, laugh, move your body, connect with your support system, rest, recover, and repeat. Self-care is essential to maintaining your well-being and productivity. 

Final Thoughts:  Your first academic year can be exciting and overwhelming. You can navigate this new chapter by managing time wisely, setting boundaries, and prioritizing self-care. Just to remind you, seeking support from colleagues and mentors as you adjust to your new role is okay.

Best wishes on your academic journey

 

Maximizing Potential: The Child Welfare Raising Awareness Podcast

 

In this episode, you will hear how seizing opportunities can maximize your social work career path. Our guest, Andrea Stallworth, LCSW (inactive), is the Director of Field Education and Assistant Professor in the Social Work Department at Tuskegee University. She is also an international speaker focusing on self-care and technology education and a Certified Life Coach, mentor, digital storyteller, and social media consultant. Andrea has over 14 years of Clinical Social Work, Non-Profit, Social Services Management, Youth Development, and Leadership experience. She is the digital storyteller, content creator, and Co-Founder of The Careerist Project and Founder of the Brown Girl from Boston blog, both social impact startups focus on developing healthy and holistic individuals through career development, personal development, and professional development through life and career coaching, mentoring, and facilitating online workshops and webinars.

She earned an MSW in Social Work from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2009 and a B.A in Social Work from Tuskegee University in 2006.

Brown Girl From Boston: www.browngirlfromboston.com

Self-Care for Brown Girls workbook: https://payhip.com/b/e6na

Turning Your Passion Into A Paycheck: https://payhip.com/b/tJo3

You Are Not Intimidating, They Are Intimidated By Your Light

It is interesting when you speak truth to power, hold people accountable, shut ish down, stay in your lane, know your worth, and will not accept low-level behavior; you are intimidating.

Nah, Love, they are intimidated by your FLYness!

Don't forget to join The Careerist Project on March 19th at 7pm EST/6pm CST! We are hosting our 2nd Masterclass, "Slay Workplace Stress," virtually! We will record this masterclass for those who will be unable to attend.

Register today to take advantage of our early bird special! 

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Black Student Success: Seniors, How Y'all Feeling?

Seniors....this is one of the best, stressful, memorable, and dopest time of your life that you must truly cherish but think fast. What's your transition plan? Hold up, wait a minute, you don't have one? Check out the video for a quick planning session.

Email: drea@browngirlfromboston.com
Blog/Coaching: www.browngirlfromboston

Black Student Success: Back in Session

School is back in session and I am back to dropping more gems for my college students. You don't have to be a traditional or non-traditional college student to be successful. Check out the latest episode on college, how to obtain resources to make you successful in college, why you should practice good hygiene and grooming, and what it is going to take to get to the next level in college and in life.



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Love and light,



Ms. Drea

5 Tips for High School Graduates After Graduation

Congratulations!!! You've graduated from high school, Summer is here and you should be chilling!! Well not exactly. Check out this video for things you should be doing besides sleeping in late and hanging out all night with the squad. Scholarship Information: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Summer Job Search: www.idealist.org, www.indeed.com www.internships.com College Links: www.inroads.org Email for any questions or information about post-graduation: Andrea Imafidon: drea@browngirlfromboston.com