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Articles

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    A Nonapocalyptic Vision of Graduate Education’s Future

    Inside Higher Ed

  • Times Daphne Alsiyao finishes her work in the evening after putting her three children to bed at their home in Lewisville, North Carolina, on Nov. 9, 2023.

    Tara Schwegler: Why are companies refusing to fully embrace flexible work?

    Chicago Tribune

  • Ken Wolter/Shutterstock. Students sit in front of the Lyceum Building at the University of Mississippi. In September, Mississippi’s state auditor recommended restricting majors that lead to low-paying jobs.

    The misguided attack on liberal arts education | Opinion

    South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Podcasts

  • Strong Leaders Serve. Creating compassionate & Just workplaces through leadership

    Rethinking Work and Advancing Gender Equality [November 15, 2023]

    Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt (Episode 144)

  • Service Transformation with Wil & Fred

    Exploring the Human Element of Your Service Transformation [March 09, 2024]

    Service Transformation: Reinventing service for clients and employees with Wil Lombardi & Frederic Jambukeswaran

  • Strong Leaders Serve. Creating compassionate & Just workplaces through leadership

    The Gender Leadership Gap and What We Can Do About It [February 16, 2022]

    Moms That Lead with Teri Schmidt

  • The University of Chicago Dialogo Podcast [May 16, 2026]

    Tara Schwegler joins Kelly Pollock and Paul Poast to talk about her career path, from higher education teaching to the pivot to private industry.

Appearances

  • Woman working on laptop with cup of coffee

    University of Texas at San Antonio Graduate School Panel [October 20, 2022]

    Humanities Careers Outside Academia

  • Cleveland Humanities Collaborative [October 14, 2026]

    I’ll be presenting at the Cleveland Humanities Collaborative on October 14, 2026.

    In my talk, I’ll share how studying anthropology can open surprising doors in research, advocacy, business, and beyond.

Let’s work together to rethink work.

I am a leading authority and anthropologist who focuses on American work culture and how to adapt it to meet the needs of our rapidly changing workforce.

My offerings include:

  • Keynote Speaking

  • “Think Differently about Work” Workshops

  • Work Culture Assessments and Benchmarking

  • Blueprints for Transforming Work Norms