“I am learning to normalize uncertainty”: An interview with Dr. Fatimah Williams on her career and entrepreneurship journey

“I am learning to normalize uncertainty”: An interview with Dr. Fatimah Williams on her career and entrepreneurship journey

By Kimine Mayuzumi Fatimah Williams, Ph.D. is the CEO & Founder of Beyond the Tenure Track, a professional development and career-planning firm that prepares graduate students, faculty, and PhDs for leadership roles and high-quality careers. Her professional development guidance has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, Scientific American, and University Affairs. She has been an invited speaker at leading conferences such as the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools and the…

How I am Embracing the Uncertainty of Tomorrow

How I am Embracing the Uncertainty of Tomorrow

By Kevin Pajaro As a new professional of color with a graduate degree, I now recognize how my educational journey overall has left me feeling fragmented, confused, lost, and scared. At the moment, I am struggling to embrace the uncertainty of tomorrow. Not having my next career-related transition mapped out cements a deep fear that I am not living up to the potential I have for myself, nor the potential others see in me. I…