In Liyah's first solo episode she chats with current undergraduate students Kayla Williams '26, Lauren Green '26, and Nifemi Bankole '27. Kayla, Nifemi, and Lauren all have unique stories about their adjustment from their pre-Stanford lives to their current Stanford experiences. Each of them have…

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S2 E1 | Passing the Mic: Nourishing our collective well-being with the Cantor Arts Center

Feb. 1, 2026

Welcome to the second season of Passing the Mic! In this episode, Liyah Ernest ‘26 talks with Marion Gill and Sandhya Rajan about their journey to the Stanford community and their experience balancing their identities with their positions at work. This episode was recorded during the 2024-2025 sch…

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Episode 3: The Audacity to Lead Where You Are Not Seen with Dr. Mona Hicks

March 13, 2024

In today’s episode we have Dr. Mona Hicks. Dr. Hicks serves as the senior associate vice provost and Dean of students at Stanford University, where she leads Residential Education, the Graduate Life Office, the Office of Accessible Education, Schwab Learning Center, and the Office of Community Stan…

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Episode 2: The Audacity to Reimagine with Valerie Brown '98 and DeLise Bernard '98

Jan. 8, 2024

Valerie Brown and DeLise Bernard are members of Stanford’s Ladies of ‘98. They, along with the other ladies of ‘98 led a fundraising campaign to construct a teaching kitchen in the Black House’s Henry and Monique Brandon Family Community Room. Their imagination of what the Black Community Services…

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