Wake Women
by Mary Tribble
"Wake Women" is a podcast for, by and about the women of Wake Forest University. In each episode, fifth-generation alumna Mary Tribble (’82, MA ’19) sits down with a female Wake Forester who inspires her. This show brings you intelligent, thought-provoking reflections from successful women whose experiences will inspire you to be your best self.
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April 25, 2025
Clearing the Landscape for Success with Barbee Oakes ‘80
<p>After President Harry Truman broke the ground for the new Wake Forest campus in 1951, Barbee Oakes’ paternal grandfather, a man named David Myers, was one of the team members that helped clear the land to build the university there. Then, a couple of decades later, Barbee came to Wake Forest to help students from all walks of life navigate life at a major university–in essence, clearing the land for their success. Barbee’s Wake Forest legacy will be honored soon with the Distinguished Alumni Award and I sat down with her to talk about her life and career creating a level playing field for everyone with a passion to learn.</p><p>Barbee Oakes is a trailblazer in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work at Wake Forest University–and in this conversation she clarifies the misconceptions about the term. </p><p>Barbee shares her journey from being one of the few black women in her undergraduate class to becoming a significant figure in the university's administration. The discussion covers her experiences as a minority student, the challenges she faced, and her advocacy for creating an inclusive environment for all students. Barbee reflects on her family's legacy of advocacy and the importance of building an infrastructure that supports diversity and inclusion within academic institutions. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of creating inclusive environments in education, the current challenges facing DEI initiatives, and the impact of programs like the PhD Project. We reflect on personal experiences, the significance of diversity in higher education, and the legacy of empowering students for success.</p><p><br></p>
April 11, 2025
Jen McCollum '91 Part 2: Quieting the Inner Critic to Create Career Success
<p>How do you quiet the inner critic inside your head? What are the external biases that women face and how might they prevent us from achieving our aspirations? What are the three things that women need to feel good about their work? How can you keep your inner critic from sabotaging your career? </p><p><br></p><p>If those questions interest you, you’ll enjoy my conversation with Jen McCollum ‘91, the CEO of Catalyst, a powerful organization that helps institutions address systemic workplace challenges in gender equity. This is part 2 of my conversation with Jen, so if you haven’t heard her earlier episode, make sure to listen to that one as well. </p><p>In partnership with the Wake Women podcast, Jen will be a keynote speaker at the REACH womens’ conference in Winston-Salem on April 23 2025. Check out <a href="http://reachwomensnetwork.org/" target="_blank">reachwomensnetwork.org</a> for more information about that. In the meantime, enjoy our conversation about how you can reach for the stars in your career. </p><p><br></p>
March 21, 2025
The Peter Oliver Project with Jessie Tefft '90 and Sandra Brown
<p>In the late 18th century, a young enslaved man named Peter Oliver was sold into the Moravian community of Bethania, North Carolina. He eventually served as a potter under the direction of master potter Rudolph Christ in the thriving town of Salem. By all accounts a talented and tenacious man, Oliver was able to save enough money to buy his own freedom, and later had a farm adjacent to Salem until his death in 1810. There are plans to share Oliver’s inspiring story at an outdoor destination called the Peter Oliver Pavilion Gallery in downtown Winston-Salem, on the land that he farmed over 200 years ago. Today, Jessie Tefft, a Wake woman helping make this a reality, is joined with Sandra Brown, a descendent of Peter Oliver, to talk about his story and the monument planned to honor him. </p>
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