If you’ve considered a career in education, this episode is for you! Host Kim Gailliard catches up with students and staff from the College of Charleston’s Call Me MiSTER program to learn how they’re tackling the lack of diversity in educational leadership – especially among men of color. Guests featured are Dr. Anthony James…
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Launchpad’s Summer Reading List
By Launchpad Staff YOU ARE A ROCK STAR! Not only are you poised to make it through an entire school year, but you did it flawlessly with social distancing, masks and altered learning environments. Though there’s no guarantee what the 2021-2022 academic year will hold, you can count on the Launchpad Mentorship Collective continuing to…
Episode 3: People of Color in Green Movements
https://d3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net/staging/2021-1-24/158632569-44100-2-fd569d2b50c18.m4a Communities of color are gaining ground in the environmental justice movement. Host Kim Gailliard, ’18 catches up with CofC grad Sarah Nesbit, ’18 and her colleagues at the BlackOak Collective to learn how they’re doing their part to champion diverse voices in sustainability work. Mentioned in this Episode: Evergreen Action // Congressional Black Caucus Internship…
Sky’s the Limit!
By Launchpad Staff The sky truly is the limit for women at work thanks to trailblazers like Kalpana Chawla, Ellen Ochoa, Katherine Johnson and Sally Ride. Want more? Check out the suggested reading list below courtesy of CofC professors Kris De Welde and Sandy Slater. Alice Kessler-Harris, Out to Work: A History of Wage-Earning Women…
The Power of the Pen
By Susan Hallatt, ’13, ’18 Did you know that writing is a versatile career path? While it’s a no-brainer for those who dream of penning the next great American novel, writers can also find work in film, marketing, journalism, law and many other fields. Check out a few women below who found their niche as…
Money Matters: Negotiating Pay
By Launchpad Staff While important, few people negotiate their pay when accepting job offers, with women leading the pack. Failing to do this can mean the difference in thousands of dollars earned or left on the table. To learn how to cultivate this skill, join CofC’s Gender & Sexuality Equity Center for a salary negotiation…
Episode 1: Diversity in the Arts
Taylor Holloway, ’19 catches up with CofC grads Kiana Kim, ’15 and Victoria Blunt, ’17 to learn more about how they’re putting their arts management degrees to use at Charleston’s Gaillard Center.
Helpful Resources: Americans For the Arts // Diversity Internships in Arts Management: Do They Work? // Alternate Roots // Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Battling the Invisible Opponent
By Kimberly Ohanuka, ’14 True life, I am a perfectionist. I tend to question whether I am doing something right or am even qualified for the task. I feel like a fraud. I feel like I am “all cap”, as some of you would say. That is imposter syndrome. It’s a psychological mind @*c#. I’m…
Coming Soon: Launchpad Podcast Series
By Launchpad Staff Looking for the right major? Launchpad’s new podcast series is here to help! Join us weekly as we explore careers in education, arts management and environmental justice. We’ll also discuss underrepresentation at work so you don’t want to miss it. Episode 1 drops March 1!…
If You Stand Out, Be Bold in your Stance
By Eliza Chisholm, ’16 As a Black woman in corporate America, I have had endless encounters when I was the only one in the room (or one of a select few), as so many people of color experience too often. With this reality comes along tendencies to overperform, strive for perfectionism, and always having to…