
Advancing Your Career in Academia
A podcast for educators in post-secondary academic institutions throughout North America with host Dr. Loren M. Hill.
Podcasting since 2021 • 52 episodes
Advancing Your Career in Academia
Latest Episodes
Summer Yay 2025: The Emotional Cost of Excellence
Welcome to the annual Summer Yay episode! 🌞 In this special reflection, Dr. Loren M. Hill explores the emotional cost of excellence and invites high-achieving scholars and professionals—especially BIPOC first-gen leaders—to pause, breathe, and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 52
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26:08

Balancing Family in the Academy: A Real Talk with Dr. Emily Yeager
In this heartfelt and deeply personal episode of Advancing Your Career in Higher Ed, Dr. Loren M. Hill sits down with Dr. Emily Yeager—assistant professor at East Carolina University and interim director of the Miller School of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 51
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37:12

The Emotional Cost of Excellence
How do high achievers manage when success becomes exhausting? In this powerful second episode of Season 5, Dr. Loren Hill discusses “The Emotional Cost of Excellence.” Drawing from her experience as faculty, department chair, and co...
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Season 5
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Episode 50
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24:14

Milestones, Mindset & Momentum: What Nobody Told Me About Academic Success
Welcome to Season 5 of The Acclivity Podcast with Dr. Loren Hill!In this milestone episode, Loren reflects on her journey through higher education — from promotion and department leadership to a bold institutional transition — and share...
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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19:45

Exploring 'Hurstoning’: Zora Neale Hurston Embraced Her Identity, and You Can Too
During Women’s History Month, Zora Neale Hurston remains a pivotal figure whose work continues to shape discussions on Black womanhood, cultural identity, and resilience. Dr. Michelle Cowin Gibbs explores Hurston’s legacy as an educator, writer...
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Season 4
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Episode 48
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36:42
