Ep. 58: Your Gifts will Guide You w/ Tonjie

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Ep. 58: Your Gifts will Guide You w/ Tonjie

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Tonjie shares her captivating journey to how she found her way to her gift for working with young people. Her shares the steps that got her to a graduate program without grades and homework

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Mar 5, 2019

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Blk + In Grad School is an audioblog created to encourage and inspire women + people of color to and through the grad school struggle. Follow Allanté, a regular, schmegular Black woman pursuing her Ph.D. Access more stories and resources at blkingradschool.com

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Ep. 15 Don't Discount Your Genius w/ Bennie Niles: 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... by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 7 Non-Traditional Grad School Life w/ guest Lisa Girl!: 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. by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 6 Grad School Sacrifices SUCK.: 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. by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 4 Assuming the Best Intentions: 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 ... by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 19 I passed my Comps! by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 20 Success on Her Terms w/ Flo by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 1 Week 0: Orientation.: 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. by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 10 First Semester Done!! by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep.14 Guilty AF. by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 3 Week 2: My First Bad Day: 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 by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep 38: Keeping it 100 w/ Taylor by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 2 Week 1: So I definitely tripped.: 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! by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 13 Four Questions for Grad School Focus by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep 42: Annoying AF by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 18 Networking, not a fan.: 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?). by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 30: Big Business with Dr. Washington by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 8 The Young and the Baeless: 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. by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 5 Closed Mouths don't get Fed.: 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. by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 95: Handling Grief in Grad School: "Everybody's somebody's everything Nobody's nothin'" -Chance The Rapper, Everybody's Somebody This week's episode is a touchy, but real and relevant subject. As we deal with grieving personal losses and even people we may have never met, doing so in grad by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 9 Handling the Holiday Season: 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 kee... by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep 41: Numero Uno by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep 12 How did I get here? by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 11 Staying on Top of Things w/ guest Cassie!: 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. by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep 37: Tips & Trips w/ Alexia by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 46: Hella Intersections by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 24 How I Got Over: This semester has been trying as coursework has literally left Allanté frustrated and more than once. She experimented with a few different approaches to learning/understanding difficult info and share what's worked on this week's episode. by Blk + In Grad School
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Ep. 23 28 Tings! by Blk + In Grad School
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