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
An Interview with Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson
In this first episode of season three, Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in conversation with Dr. Pamela Scott-Johnson about her journey in higher education as an African American woman academic and administrator. Dr. Scott-Johnson is the first Black woman Provost of Monmouth University. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology and neuroscience from Princeton University; and her B.A. from Spelman College. Scott-Johnson has vast experience working in higher education including administrative positions at Morgan State University where she served as interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and, more recently, California State University, Los Angeles where she was Dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences where she led the largest college. Scott-Johnson worked as a research scientist for Kraft General Foods as an expert in taste and smell before entering academia. She has published widely in academic journals and has served as principal investigator on multiple grants securing more than 5 million dollars in funding.
