As an advocate for change and better living, a quest within the Academy began when entering education. Simply, working and teaching at a four-year university was a goal of the highest order.
Currently employed at a tier one international research institution of higher learning, means affiliation with the rank and file of the Academy. Amazed at how academe has rank and order emanating from a 13th Century model in the 21st Century, it is critical to define a path to full professor and upward mobility. In the journey from assistant to full professor, being at the halfway point as an associate professor leaves great room for reflection. It was refreshing being recognized by alma mater, University of Southern California (USC), Rossier College of Education where the realization of goal achievement occured.
https://rossier.usc.edu/files/2020/05/USC_Rossier_Class_Notes_-_Spring_2020_Issue_FINAL.pdf