Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In the very first episode of The Black VU, students discuss why they applied to graduate school, how they overcome self-doubt, what an education means to them and their families, and more.
Participants: Breanna Wright (MAcc’21) Roderick Odom (MBA’22) Kelvin Boateng (MMark’21)
00:00 Introductions
01:05 Growing up, what did education mean to you and your family?
02:25 Did your parents expect you to go to graduate school?
04:00 Why did you decide to get a business graduate degree?
05:27 What did you feel like before going to Vanderbilt (e.g. imposter syndrome)?
09:15 Do you think your undergraduate experience (or childhood) has helped you at Vanderbilt?
13:00 What does education mean to the Black community?
17:00 Changing the narrative of how society views Black people.
The #BlackVU is a visually recorded, thought-provoking, and in-depth discussion that offers multiple viewpoints on prevalent cultural conversation topics like career recruiting, cultural authenticity, and personal experience. The initiative is a series of unscripted discussions of diverse students and alumni from Vanderbilt Business.
View all episodes from the Black VU: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGxmTuJsOONSDRgE6dH3dLLTIOwIYg7Uk
Learn more about Vanderbilt Business at http://vanderbi.lt/business
In the very first episode of The Black VU, students discuss why they applied to graduate school, how they overcome self-doubt, what an education means to them and their families, and more.
Participants: Breanna Wright (MAcc’21) Roderick Odom (MBA’22) Kelvin Boateng (MMark’21)
00:00 Introductions
01:05 Growing up, what did education mean to you and your family?
02:25 Did your parents expect you to go to graduate school?
04:00 Why did you decide to get a business graduate degree?
05:27 What did you feel like before going to Vanderbilt (e.g. imposter syndrome)?
09:15 Do you think your undergraduate experience (or childhood) has helped you at Vanderbilt?
13:00 What does education mean to the Black community?
17:00 Changing the narrative of how society views Black people.
The #BlackVU is a visually recorded, thought-provoking, and in-depth discussion that offers multiple viewpoints on prevalent cultural conversation topics like career recruiting, cultural authenticity, and personal experience. The initiative is a series of unscripted discussions of diverse students and alumni from Vanderbilt Business.
View all episodes from the Black VU: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGxmTuJsOONSDRgE6dH3dLLTIOwIYg7Uk
Learn more about Vanderbilt Business at http://vanderbi.lt/business
