I remember the moment I received my master’s degree. I shook a bunch of hands, accepted my diploma (or…diploma cover) and sat back in my chair. My inner dialogue[...]

Some individuals will choose to embark on the doctoral journey: a journey which is challenging, to say the least.  I broke down my journey into the bare numbers that made up my doc[...]

We get intellectual nourishment in many spaces, but in the group we get personal and intellectual nourishment. Which is a very, very rare combination. – Sharon Harley, Associate Pr[...]

My name is Shekeitha L. Jeffries, I am a first-generation African American student, born in Paterson, New Jersey and I am the oldest of five children. I attended Fairleigh Dickinso[...]

As I wrap up the first year in my doctoral program, I reflect on how much I have learned about myself so far. I’ve learned that this doctoral journey is taking me to a different le[...]

Although I completed my doctorate almost four years ago, this is the first time I have had the chance to reflect on my doctoral journey.  If there is a quote to sum up my experienc[...]

As a prospective doctoral student, I have heard some perplexing yet challenging advice. When making public your plans to apply for programs, one could receive a mix of excitement a[...]

My mom died before seeing me graduate with my PhD. It was the single most defining moment in my journey to becoming Dr. Farley. I began my program with so much enthusiasm and excit[...]

As I begin to reflect upon my Doctorate journey (and I wonder if I really have the time since I’m writing Chapter 4 as we speak), I have two key memories that remind me of wh[...]

“Defy the odds.” These three simple words have been my mantra over the last decade. I have been determined to continually strive for greatness. As a teenage single-mother, a Bachel[...]