In The Margins

In this episode of In The Margins, David Pluviose talks one-on-one with Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, president of Benedict College. Take a glimpse into the processes behind running an Historically Black College/University (HBCU) in Columbia, South Carolina, as they discuss her leadership journey with Benedict College and how she has helped its students navigate their way through the pandemic. Dr. Artis also shares the motivation behind her involvement in higher education and leadership, as well as her most valuable lesson learned from leading Benedict College through COVID.   KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: Dr. Artis’ transition from law into higher education and leadership. Biggest lessons learned from leading amidst a pandemic. How COVID has impacted student retention at Benedict College. Efforts towards highlighting the value proposition of higher education. Future hopes and goals for Benedict College.   QUOTABLES: “The idea that you can change someone's life in an hour and fifteen minutes twice a week was a heady notion for me and certainly much more rewarding than anything I had experienced in the practice of law.” “You know what the future of work looks like, and it is not hourly low-wage trades. It is critical thinking, higher-order thinking skills, the ability to solve problems. People have yet to be replaced by machines, nor will they ever. Students with a baccalaureate degree are in the best position to take those jobs.”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Visit the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/ In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com) 

Join this audio interview with UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz, a first-generation college student who became a lifelong advocate for providing education and social mobility for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Hosted by Sara Weismann, this interview dives deep into the emergence of new barriers for minority students in the higher education landscape, strategies and goals for diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as his work with Excelencia as the newest member on their education board as president for Latino Student Success. Tune in now and learn more about Chancellor Muñoz’s work and his efforts towards improving higher education experiences for minority students.    KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: Chancellor Muñoz’s experience as a first-generation student.  New barriers in higher education since 1985.   What is UC Merced doing to support first-generation and underprivileged students, especially in the context of COVID?  The key to maintaining and growing student applicant numbers amidst a pandemic.  Chancellor Muñoz’s work and involvement with Excelencia.  Biggest challenges and opportunities facing Hispanic-serving institutions.  Long-term diversity, equity, and inclusion goals for UC Merced.    QUOTABLES: “I do my best to remind myself of both my hope and my possibilities as a young man at that time, as well as those things that serve to obstruct what could have been an even more dynamic and fulfilling experience, and hope to work with people at my institution to remove those barriers for students of ambition, of talent, of promise.”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Visit the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/ In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com) 

In this episode, Diverse host David Pluviose goes one-on-one with Dr. Mangala Subramaniam, chair and director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence at Purdue University. Following up from a conversation that began at a Diverse roundtable during last month’s American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting, Dr. Subramaniam and David talk about the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty, inclusion strategies, anti-racism, and much more. Tune in to also hear her thoughts on the crucial role that leaders play in their support for equity and diversity in higher education. This is an episode you won’t want to miss. Enjoy their discussion. KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS:   The effects of COVID on recruitment and retention in higher education.    What can and should institutions do to prioritize diversity?  What can be done at a departmental level to tackle isolation and tokenism among young minority professors?  Thoughts on the lack of clarity in tenure, promotion, and annual review guidelines.  The role of leaders in achieving equity and diversity. QUOTABLES:   “There are going to be faculty and heads who may not like being in a position of authority and being asked to rethink or redo something. But I do think if leaders want responsibility and want to bring about change,  if they want transformation of institutions, that is critical.” PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:   Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com/   Or follow us on social media:    Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation/   Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/ In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com)

With COVID still persisting on a national and global scale, already existing issues have been exacerbated by this ongoing pandemic, particularly with food-insecure students. Countless students are currently feeling a rise in the pressures of food insecurity, leading Broward College President Gregory Adam Haile to innovate a series of solutions that tackle student hunger effectively and equitably. Join Sara Weissman and President Haile in this Q&A session where we dive deep into the different approaches taken to solving food insecurity among college students. They discuss the impacts and implementations of strategies such as Single Stop, Seahawk Marketplace, and nutrition courses.    KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: How food insecurity has impacted Broward college students.   What is Seahawk Marketplace and how will it help food-insecure students? How Single Stop simplifies support for students. How can we ensure long-term security for food-insecure students? The impacts of hunger and nutrition on student retention. Advice for other schools and leaders for combating food insecurity.    QUOTABLES: “Many of our students are going to face challenges that are multifaceted and there are opportunities to resolve those challenges. But the question becomes, ‘how do we make sure that students become aware of opportunities?’”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Report Details COVID-19’s Massive Impact on Student Food Insecurity https://diverseeducation.com/article/209731/ Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/ In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com)   

Growing up in Southeast Los Angeles, Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley never thought that the struggles he had faced and overcome in his youth would bring him on a path to leading the largest college system in the country. As the 2021 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award, Oakley joins us in this episode to talk about his approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in higher education. Oakley also discusses the current impact COVID-19 has had on community college students, his hopes for the future of higher education, and the accomplishments he is most proud of. So join in the conversation and take a glimpse into the heart and mind that Oakley leads from.    KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: The challenges facing first-generation students.   How COVID-19 has amplified these challenges.  Why is there a decline in community college enrollment amidst the pandemic? Strategies to support vulnerable students on their path to completion.  Goals and aspirations for the future of diversity in higher education.  Thoughts and advice on leadership, policies, and championing diversity issues.    QUOTABLES: “I would hope that at some point the kind of work that we're talking about here is done by everyone in every organization and there is no need to highlight individuals who are lifting up diversity, equity, and inclusion.” “That's what informs me every single day that I come to work in this job: knowing that there are thousands of neighborhoods throughout the country and families throughout the country that still see higher education as something for somebody else, not for them.” “If we use this pandemic as another excuse to leave a generation of students behind, then it's going to come back to haunt us a hundredfold.”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Eloy Ortiz Oakley to receive the 2021 Diverse Champions Award - read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/204699/ Visit the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com/ Or follow us on social media:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/ In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com)   

BLURB: In this episode, we continue our spotlight on college sports leadership through a Q&A with the NCAA's Senior Vice President of Inclusion, Education & Community Engagement Dr. Derrick Gragg. Tune in as Diverse VP Ralph Newell speaks one-on-one with Dr. Derrick Gragg about his experiences as a former student-athlete, diversity in the sports leadership pipeline, the myriad issues around athletics and social justice, and much more. Dr. Gragg also shares his thoughts on the rise in youth-leading social justice movements, and why we need to continue providing platforms to amplify their voices. This is an episode you won’t want to miss.    KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: Thoughts on football player Kylin Hill leading the movement on the Mississippi state flag.   The evolution of coach and student-athlete relationships regarding social justice movements.  When is cancel culture necessary or appropriate?  How can we support the retention and promotion of Black coaches in college athletics? Should parents send their children to HBCUs?   "Should schools limit how much of a presence student-athletes can have on social media?   QUOTABLES: “We have to stay attuned to what's going on with our young people on these campuses. Because what they are saying and what they're standing up for is very significant and it needs to be listened to.”    PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com/ Or follow them on social media:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation/ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/       In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com)

BLURB: Recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty has been a long-standing challenge for many higher education institutions. How do we assess hiring policies and practices? How important is implicit bias training? What can we do to prevent toxic work environments? With COVID-19 making the climate much more difficult to navigate, we are now faced with an onset of new recruitment and retention issues to tackle on top of pre-existing ones. Tune into this panel discussion which took place in January during the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) 2021 Annual Meeting with Diverse moderator Jamal Watson and higher ed leaders from around the country as they discuss specific guidelines and strategies to help ensure that institutions continue and improve diversity recruitment efforts for faculty.   KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: How can higher education institutions be more creative in recruiting a diverse applicant pool?  Thoughts on retaining graduate students in higher education institutions.  The importance of assessing and understanding the cultures within our institutions to ensure retention.  How do we tackle toxic environments in higher education institutions?  How do we recruit and retain faculty of color?  Specific things we can do to help faculty hiring committees.  How can we be transparent with junior underrepresented minority faculties doing DEI-related service about promotions?   QUOTABLES: “The goal is where you’re cultivating those people to be familiar with you to even consider your discipline. And we have to do that work and that investment, and then pay it forward in our fields, rather than complaining about the small pool.”  “It's our job in graduate school to introduce our students and faculty to the pathways beyond the professoriate and give them the essential tools to be successful, and not to shame people when they don't want to go the faculty pathway.” “There is no one size fits all. And so when I think about retention, we have to think more about the context of our individual institutions and our departments and our schools. Because when we don't do that, we might try to implement something at a small single-sex institution that Michigan State did.”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com/ Or follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation/ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/ In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com) 

In this episode, Sara Weissman conducts a timely conversation about the needs of incarcerated students with Jule Hall. As a formerly incarcerated learner, Jule Hall now specializes in prison higher education as a program officer at the Ascendia Education Group. Jule shares how he developed his thirst for knowledge through his prison education experience and how education has enabled him to engage in the professional world successfully after his release. Jule and Sara also discuss the importance of accessibility and inclusivity in prison higher education, as well as his hopes for future incarcerated students and prison education initiatives.    KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: Jule’s prison education experience and how he got into prison education work.  The response to the Pell Grant revocation for incarcerated students.  What should education initiatives be mindful of when creating programs for incarcerated students? The role of education especially for incarcerated students with life-long sentences.  How can we make prison education programs more inclusive? Hopes for prison education in the future.    QUOTABLES: “It's a terrible place, regardless of what programs are there. But with the college programs in the prison, you saw guys who were more focused on getting their education, doing something positive that would help them to get through the vigor of their classes, and focus on their release.” “The more we educate these people, they will be released and we're going to see some phenomenal work. Education, particularly for people who have been incarcerated, has pushed that group to want to change, contribute and add to society. There's something about people who are incarcerated and getting their education when they release. They have this sincere drive to contribute to society, and that's a benefit for society."   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Incarcerated Students With Life Sentences Are Missing From Inclusion Conversations, Advocates Say - https://diverseeducation.com/article/71009/   Roundtable Explores the Potential Impact of Pell Grant Restoration for Incarcerated Students - https://diverseeducation.com/article/201009/   Visit the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com Or follow them on social media:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/         Diverse: Issues in Higher Ed is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com)       

BLURB: As Women’s History Month kicks off, we will be shining the spotlight on the women in sports college leadership, starting with Denise Thompson, Assistant Commissioner Communications and External Affairs Director for the Big Sky Athletic Conference. Tune in to this episode as Diverse VP Ralph Newell speaks one-on-one with Denise Thompson about her experiences as a former student-athlete, navigating sports play during COVID, diversity in the sports leadership pipeline, and much more. As she takes us on her journey, from being an aspiring radio DJ to student-athlete to a change-making leader in sports, uncover how her passion for sports developed as well as her advocacy for diversity in the sports arena for student-athletes. This is an episode you won’t want to miss.  KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: Denise’s student-athlete experience. Considerations for going to an HBCU. Diversity efforts by the Big Sky Athletic Conference. COVID-19 impacts on budgets for sports events. How to make effective change in policies and attitudes. Social justice and diversity actions by the conference. Venturing into Esports. QUOTABLES: “You can't go to the same Black student-athlete every year for Black History Month and ride that one-person story all the time. There are so many stories to tell.” PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com/  Or follow us on social media:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation/ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/ Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com) 

BLURB: The coronavirus has spurred a huge economic downturn in the nation, leaving countless colleges and universities with no choice but to tighten their budgets. With these institutions cutting their spending, how will they be able to maintain their work in diversity and inclusion?  Diverse: Issues In Higher Education explores this question and more in its final segment in a series of online discussions, originally hosted by Diverse and CoopLew last May. Join in on the conversation among university leaders and diversity professionals in this two-part webcast moderated by editor-at-large Dr. Jamal Watson. You will quickly notice that the questions addressed in this webcast remain relevant as the pandemic continues.    PANELISTS:  Panel 1: Dr. Walter Bumphus, President, American Association of Community Colleges  Dr. Timothy D. Sands, President, Virginia Tech  Dr. David K. Wilson, President, Morgan State University Panel 2:  Dr. Lisa M. Coleman, Senior VP for Global Inclusion and Strategic Innovation, New York University  Dr. Ken D. Coopwood, Co-Founder, CoopLew  Dr. William T. Lewis, Co-Founder, CoopLew  Dr. Debra Joy Pérez, Senior VP for Organizational Culture, Inclusion and Equity, Simmons University   KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: What is being done to address minority and low-income students?  How do we maintain diversity in hiring and searching practices during COVID-19? How can we ensure diverse employment for faculty and graduate students? How do we budget amid financial challenges brought on by COVID-19?  The importance of formulating and committing to a strong strategic plan.  Should institutions consider surveying students and faculty to better understand their needs?  How can we support international students struggling from the effects of COVID-19?  How do we discern equity versus equality in online education?  How will DEI practitioners stay relevant in the COVID-19 era if academics aren't in our portfolio?  What is the future paradigm for diversity professionals in higher education?    QUOTABLES: “What I would say to the philanthropic community is make investments in the students that can least afford to remain in college and cross the finish line, if you want to see, ultimately, a more diverse, inclusive and competitive society.”  “We've got to continue to keep our eye on what's going on with student success and diversity. Because if you've got diversity only and you don't couple that with student success and high expectations for all of your students, it's all for naught anyway.”     PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: As Universities Tighten Budgets During the Coronavirus, What Will Happen to Diversity Initiatives? Read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/177074/ Disruption and Digital Generational Literacy: Are You Ready? Read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/174280/ Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: https://diverseeducation.com/ Or follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation/ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education/       Diverse: Issues In Higher Ed’s In The Margins is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com)