perspectives.: Recent Episodes
Alexandria King and Kari Traylor
This podcast, perspectives, was created to highlight the voices of women of color at Harvard University. We hope to raise awareness, encourage solidarity, and provide applicable solutions to these intersectional situations.
In this episode, we apply some concepts from various readings about intersectionality to the situations we discussed in previous episodes. Listen now to learn about how the perspectives of women of color differ from white women and men of color.
In this episode, we share stories from anonymous submissions by women of color at Harvard. Listen now to hear about catcalling experiences, discomfort on public transportation, mailroom judgment, and more.
In this episode, Hiren Lemma, a first-year at Harvard University, shares her experience in data science class “Government 50.” According to students, David Kane, a preceptor of Statistical Methods and Mathematics and professor of Government 50, is connected to discriminatory blog posts surrounding affirmative action. Listen now to learn about Hiren’s response, Harvard’s reaction, and more.
In this episode, Kai de Jesus shares their story involving a conflict with a tenured Havard professor. On September 15, 2020, Professor Arthur Kleinman of the General Education Course 1093: “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Cares? Reimagining Global Health” made a questionable comment regarding Kai. Listen now to learn about Kai's response, how Harvard handled the situation, and more.