Profa. Flaviana Tavares is graduated in natural sciences and licensed in chemistry. Master’s in Agrochemistry. Doctorate in inorganic chemistry. Professor of UFVJM since 2009. During that interview, Prof. Flaviana Tavares speaks about a very important topic for higher education: detention and evasion. The interview was conducted by Prof. Douglas Sathler (UFVJM) in July 2019 at the Laboratory for Urban and Regional Studies and Educational Practices (LAUR +) of the Centre for Geology (CeGEO) of the UFVJM.