This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
"This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture" is a monthly podcast produced by Dr. Hettie V. Williams Professor of History in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University. Williams is the author of several essays, articles, book chapters and the author/editor of seven books. Her research interests include African American intellectual and cultural history, women's history, and race/ethnic studies. She is also the former director of the Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture at UMass Boston. Williams periodically interviews scholars, authors, activists, and community leaders on matters related to the history, society, and culture of Black and African American communities in the United States (U.S.) and the world. These podcast episodes are on a variety of subjects including, but not limited to, higher education, economics, criminal justice, reparations, mental health, history, science, gender, popular culture, women, and politics. A new episode will be released monthly on Monday mornings from September to May during each academic term.
This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
Black Women in STEM
In this episode, Dr. Hettie V. Williams, Assistant Professor of African American history at Monmouth University, is in conversation about Black women in STEM with Dr. Nikita Burrows, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, in the Department of Chemistry and Physics, at Monmouth University. Dr. Burrows is a chemist and her research focuses on chemistry education. She takes us through her journey as an international scholar from the Bahamas to the United States including some discussion of mentoring, the value of representation, and teaching pedagogy.
