Meet Erika James, the first woman to be appointed dean of the Wharton School

Though being a "first" comes with a lot of pressure, James says she hopes she's not the last woman or African-American to step into her role. "My hope is that we start to normalize this experience and one day we won't have to start stories with 'What does it feel like to be the first' because people just become so accustomed to it."

"I got the bug in that first year," she says. "On the teaching side, seeing the impact I was having by virtue of being at the front of the classroom and helping to spark interesting ideas for people and provide opportunities for their academic engagement just became more and more of a powerful motivator for me."

As someone who has commonly been the only, or one of very few women or people of color in a room, James says her biggest advice for other professionals who are navigating a similar career path is to always let their results speak for themselves.

How long til overtly racist comment by POTUS

Horrifically unqualified for such a prestigious position. Don’t me. Read the article.

can she get old transcripts ha ha ha

Oh-My-God-Omniabsolute=GRAVITATIONAL-CONSTANT: Hence since WEALTH is such a coerceing disposition, when is the USA🇺🇸 going to create their first (1st) $trillionare US/American? Albeit the four most coerceing factors are [wealth, power, fame & aesthetic]. {I'm just saying & bliss}

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A big congratulations to you

Badass.

Release the transcrips...

Release Trump's Wharton transcripts!

Maybe she can provide someone's transcripts?

Kobe Bryant was a rapist.

Dear Dr. James, Please rescind Trump's degree. kthxbye

Congratulations 🎉👏

Congrats sis

NBC News. Congratulations Young Smart LADY!!(Smiling) Sincerely SHELLIE

A person will be dean? Excellent...

My condolences realDonaldTrump

Ok.

Welp, it was a good run anyway.

I wonder how trump took this. Lol

An honour for bright hardworking woman. I wish her great success

Awesome!

MakeIt Black Excellence 🖤

MakeIt Taking up space 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏽🙌🏽

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