The Cohort Sistas Podcast
The Cohort Sistas Podcast is an empowering and enlightening podcast that holds space for Black women and nonbinary doctoral degree holders to share their stories, experiences, and expertise. Each episode features an engaging interview on a wide range of topics, including academic trajectory, application process, mentorship, funding, career development, mental health, and social issues. Hosted by Cohort Sistas Founder and Executive Director Dr. Ijeoma Kola, The Cohort Sistas Podcast is known for its authentic and relatable approach, providing listeners with valuable insights, practical advice, and a sense of community. Whether you're looking for inspiration, encouragement, or simply a thought-provoking conversation, this podcast is a must-listen for aspiring doctors seeking to connect, learn, and thrive.
Cohort Sistas provides digital resources, mentorship, and community to improve equity in doctoral education. While our programs and platform are open to all doctoral students, applicants, and degree holders, we prioritize and center the needs and perspectives of Black women and nonbinary scholars.
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The Cohort Sistas Podcast
Dr. Latoya Watson on Motherhood, Health Struggles, and Equity Mindedness
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With the words “You can have it all, but not at the same time,” Shonda Rhimes gave thousands of women permission to reevaluate the unrealistic expectations they had been imposing on themselves. Our guest today is all too familiar with the consequences of this dilemma. In today’s episode of the Cohort Sistas podcast, we meet up with Dr. Latoya Watson. She is the mother of two young girls and currently works as the Assistant Dean of the Associate in Arts Program at the University of Delaware. Dr. Watson worked in higher education administration after finishing college at the University of Delaware and completed her EdD in Educational Leadership at the University of Delaware while working full-time at the same institution. Dr. Watson discusses the benefits of remaining at one institution for all three of her degrees, and how she was able to leverage her work in a university setting to apply to her master's and doctoral programs. We hear from Dr. Watson about the difficulty that comes with caring for a sick child while studying and how she managed to navigate motherhood, marriage, and her family’s health struggles while pursuing her doctoral degree. Later Dr. Watson unpacks her dissertation topic entitled Equity Mindedness and Equity Advising and how it forms the core of who she is. We loved having Dr. Watson on the show and we’re sure you will find the conversation every bit as stimulating as we did. Join us today as we discuss the challenges that come with ‘having it all’ and why there is no shame in taking longer than expected to complete your degree!
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Mentioned in the show:
- Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
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