This first episode of Season 6 brings together Dr. Joshua Collins (University of Minnesota) and Dr. Ague Mae Manongsong (Louisiana State University) for a conversation about the 2023 article “Manongsong, A. M., & Ghosh, R. (2023). Living at the Intersections of Race and Gender in Diversified Mentoring: Experiences of Minoritized Women Leaders in Higher Education. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 25(4), 247-278. https://doi.org/10.1177/15234223231193317”. The conversation explores why and how the research was done, what was learned, what further research is needed on the topic, and implications for HRD practice and research.

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Welcome to the trailer for Season 6 of Human Resource Development Masterclass - the podcast series from the Academy of Human Resource Development, the organization that leads HRD through research. The sixth season launches at the end of October 2026 and brings you ten 30-minute episodes, each one spotlighting a recent HRD journal article selected by a member of the AHRD Board as being Illuminating, exemplary, and impactful. Each episode features a conversation between the lead author of the article and the AHRD Board member who selected it. The season kicks off with a conversation between Dr Joshua Collins and Dr Ague Mae Manongson about the 2023 article "Living at the Intersections of Race and Gender in Diversified Mentoring: Experiences of Minoritized Women Leaders in Higher Education". You can hear that conversation when the season releases at the end of October and remember that you can revisit all 55 episodes from the first five seasons for free via all major podcast services. To find out more about the new season and the podcast in general, visit https://hrdmasterclass.com/.

This final episode of Season 5 brings together the current president of AHRD, Dr. Seung Won Yoon of Texas A&M University, the current president-elect of AHRD, Dr. Joshua Collins of the University of Minnesota, and the president of AHRD from 2020 to 2022, Dr Laura Bierema of the University of Georgia. The conversation is facilitated by the current past president of AHRD Dr. Khalil Dirani of Texas A&M University. The four discuss how to respond to challenges to HRD academic programs including:

• What is the current climate like for HRD academic programs in the United States, and what factors are most influencing the climate?
• How did we get to this point – what’s a brief history of HRD academic programs in the United States?
• Looking ahead, where do you see this going – how do you see HRD academic programs changing in the next few years?
• How can HRD academic programs respond to the current and upcoming challenges, and what new opportunities could emerge?
• What role can AHRD play as a professional organization to support HRD academic programs as they face these challenges?
• and much more.

For full details on the HRD Masterclass series, visit hrdmasterclass.com, and for the bios of the guest scholars visit allbypodcast.com/deib.

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