Women in Charge

Women in Charge: Kristine Guillaume

On being the first black woman to lead the Harvard Crimson.

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What’s it like to be in charge of an Ivy League newspaper? On this episode of Women in Charge, Allison Benedikt talks to Kristine Guillaume about the pressures of being a “first,” how to get the most out of an all-volunteer staff who also have finals and papers to do, and how to earn the respect of peers.

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Podcast production by Jessica Jupiter.

Correction, April 22, 2019: Due to an editing error, this post originally contained the incorrect audio.