In The Margins

BLURB: In this episode, Diverse Executive Editor David Pluviose gives us a rundown of the hottest topics in the latest BLACK HISTORY MONTH edition. Join us as we explore the source of government mistrust that runs through the Black community. We will be peering into the heart of that divide as well as the debates over the safety of vaccinations, the momentum of the #BLM movement, COVID's disproportionate impact on African Americans, and HBCU COVID research. You will also learn about our upcoming Black Lives Matter edition as David gives us a sneak peek into the highlights from that release.    KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS:  Highlights of the Black History Month edition.  The source of mistrust in government authorities among African American communities.  Examining the divide on vaccination among African Americans.  Upcoming edition: The Black Lives Matter Movement    QUOTABLES: “There's a lot of news in the African American community that is sobering and serious, but there's a lot to celebrate — from the election of Kamala Harris to a poem that was recited at the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Read the Black History Month edition here: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=60703&i=692109&p=1 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 is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com)      

This academic year, students at predominantly White institutions elected a wave of Black student body presidents. This cohort now finds itself leading in unprecedented times, amid a pandemic and a national reckoning with racism. How are they supporting each other through it? What are they hoping to accomplish this term? What adjustments are they making in response to the ongoing pandemic?  In this episode, Diverse’s Sara Weissman talks with junior Danielle Geathers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), junior Noah Harris at Harvard University, senior Jason Carroll at Brown University, and senior Naomi Riley at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) about how they, as student body presidents, are responding to the national crises at the moment. Find out what these student body presidents are currently fighting for on their campuses, from reparations to campus policing to the allocation of student resources. Tune in as they share the pressures and struggles of being student body president, as well as their hopes for the many more Black student body presidents to come in the future.    KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: The challenges of being student body president amid a pandemic.   Planning adjustments for students in response to COVID-19.  The responsibilities that are borne as a Black student body president.  Creating an online community and virtual support.  What they hope for the next generation of Black student body presidents.    QUOTABLES: “For myself, and a lot of students just like me, it was very difficult to both handle all these personal things, while also then trying to advocate and make a change and work within these massive institutions.” “I'm of the belief that there are spaces that police officers should not be in. We can take this example of a mental health situation. One thing that we're currently advocating for right now is for police officers to not be the first responders to mental crises. So in working with our psychological services, we want to make sure that it is a trained mental health professional who arrives at the scene”    PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: A Wave of Black Student Body Presidents Enter Office Amid COVID-19, Racial Injustice Crises - read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/108309 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/  

As we only begin to scratch the surface regarding adjustments to online higher education resulting from the onset of COVID-19, a second session has been added to continue this important conversation. Join Cooplew and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education for Part II of this dialogue as we dive into three more big diversity-related questions with our panelists.  In this episode, we explore what the ‘new normal’ would look like, the adjustments to make to our instructional design, equity, and assessment to this unique situation, as well as seizing the many new learning moments and opportunities this pandemic has offered. We also explore the different methods used to account for underprivileged students as we move into a new space and mode of higher education, as well as ways to serve and care for vulnerable communities. Find out how we can move to the online space without compromising on academic expectations and experiences, and how to shift our mindsets and start finding innovative ways to create new opportunities and atmospheres for students to learn in this unique online environment.  There is much to be explored in this topic, tune in to join the conversation now.   PANELISTS: Leanne Wieland, Instructional Designer, Forsyth Technical Community College Dr. Sean Huddleston, President, Martin University Dr. William T. Lewis, Sr., Cofounder, Cooplew   KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: What is the impact on instructional design, equity, and assessment? What should diversity professionals do to seize the moment? What does the new normal look like? Ways to account for and serve our underprivileged students.  Dealing with virtual biases in an online campus.  Planning for and handling new student intakes.    QUOTABLES: “But I do want to sort of give the encouragement that just because this is an exceptional situation, it doesn't mean that overnight, you are expected to become an exceptional online teacher.”  “What we have to do now, in my opinion, is always continue to think about creating relationships. Social distancing does not mean social isolation. And so we have to now think very critically and innovatively in terms of how, by using the online and the virtual environment, to create a community for those most vulnerable populations.”  “If you're an instructor and the student is logging on, participating in synchronous video chats, turning things into the links on time, it's easy, in your unconscious bias, to want to grade that student higher and say that student is performing really well in this tough situation. What you may not be sort of paying proper attention to is the fact that the student who may not have that digital literacy isn't not trying and isn't not doing the work, they may just not be as proficient at the technical part of doing the assessment.”    PRODUCTS / RESOURCES MENTIONED: Diverse and CoopLew Partnership to Spark Wave of Diversity Initiatives, Research, and Literature - Read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/159299/   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/  

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically and perhaps even permanently changed the way higher education delivers instruction. This change will heavily impact faculty, students, staff, and administrators. In this webcast replay, join CoopLew and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education for a national conversation about three big diversity-related questions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in as these higher education experts provide the answers to questions that impact issues such as access, accessibility, and possibilities for the future. Find out what equity issues they foresee in online education, suggestions they have for pedagogical techniques, and their advice for first-generation students who are coping with the transition.  PANELISTS: Dr. Ken D. Coopwood, Co-Founder, CoopLew Ms. Kelly Hermann, Vice President of Accessibility, Equity and Inclusion, University of Phoenix  Dr. Amber Smith, Vice President for Inclusion and Equity, University of Indianapolis KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: The gains and losses from the rush to go online How to make up for the voids of online education Anxiety about online performance and instruction Technology as a scapegoat for declines in student performances Moving the needle toward online access for all: reality or delusion? QUOTABLES: “Online education can be done very well. There are examples where it has been done very well. But this is not a reflection of that. This is a reflection of a response to an emergency crisis to ensure that our students were able to maintain their educational experience.” “We have to be mindful of what equity really looks like. It's not that it's always convenient, or that it is even all the time necessarily the most profitable, but I genuinely believe when you invest in integrity, you will get a return on your investment.”  PRODUCTS / RESOURCES MENTIONED: Diverse and CoopLew Partnership to Spark Wave of Diversity Initiatives, Research, and Literature - Read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/159299/ 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/

The challenge of recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff is an ongoing one, and has definitely been made even more challenging given the pandemic. With uncertainty still looming in the future, how can you ensure that your time, resources, and efforts are not wasted when conducting your recruitment processes? &nbsp Join this webinar for COVID-19 specific guidelines and strategies that are geared directly to ensuring continued improvement on diversity recruitment efforts for faculty and staff. Learn how to maintain your retention strategies that support not only your diverse faculty and staff, but also support the mission and values of your institution.  PANELISTS: Mr. Andy Brantley, President and CEO, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke, Vice President of Strategic Affairs, Virginia Tech Dr. Zulema Valdez, Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty, University of California, Merced KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: Keeping senior leadership involved Use of new technologies for recruitment Impact on HR from COVID-19 Being ADA and the Rehabilitation Act Compliant Maintaining the existing cultural diversity efforts QUOTABLES:  “The thing that I found after many years in higher education is that we are part of an incredible community that does want to connect and share.” “It's so critically important for us to also focus on the heroic work of our frontline staff, many of whom have been required to come to campus and are often the overlooked part of our population. So as we're talking about retention, we're also talking about building community. And that heroic work happening right now should be front and center for all of us as part of our call to action.”  PRODUCTS / RESOURCES MENTIONED: How Universities Can Recruit and Retain Diverse Faculty During the Pandemic - Read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/174671/    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://www.facebook.com/DiverseJobs?_rdc=2&_rdr LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation/   https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Diverse: Issues in Higher Ed is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at www.instapodcasts.com)

In the wake of George Floyd’s killing last summer, the nation and, indeed, the world have galvanized to call attention to police brutality and racist practices against African Americans. But is that enough? What needs to be done next? And, more specifically, what can higher education do to facilitate lasting change? Join in on this passionate conversation among national experts and scholar-practitioners who offer creative ideas and solutions on how to best address education, campus, and police reform.    KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: The leaders of today and the future: Generation Z.  Institutional barriers - how to create a safe space for students to lead.  The need to move from climate study to climate action.  How do we forge better relationships between colleges and universities?  Dr. Southern’s personal pledge to disrupt systemic racism as a white male.  Thoughts on the new wave of ‘philanthropic dollars.’  How to improve relationships between campus police and minoritized communities.  Suggestions for strategies to better our community.  The challenge of hiring people of color.  What you can do to change the climate on your campus.   QUOTABLES: “These institutions of higher learning are where we cultivate the new activists and change agents of the future.” “If you are confining your students to their gates, then you're doing them a disservice. They need to be making sure that they're impacting the community around them.”  “We have to work together, as you have been doing in Diverse Issues and other venues, to make sure that we are preparing minoritized people to be ready to not just survive in the academy, but to thrive in the academy.”    OTHER RESOURCES:  What Role Should Higher Education Play in Combating Racism? Read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/181962/ Hrabowski: Reversing Structural Racism at Higher Ed Institutions Starts with Equity. Read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/195739/ Racism in Higher Education: Why HBCUs Are a Safe Choice in 2020. Read the article here: https://diverseeducation.com/article/181095/ 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/    

Black and other minoritized faculty have long complained about an implicit bias in the tenure and promotion process. That is why it came as no surprise when the tenure denial of Dr. Paul C. Harris, an education professor at the University of Virginia (UVA), struck a chord among minoritized groups during the summer of 2020. This incident galvanized the nation into a fight for his tenure and many others like Dr. Harris. Seen as a biased tenure review for many, Dr. Harris’ appeal with UVA’s Faculty Senate Grievance Committee saw a groundswell of support, with thousands signing a letter demanding “Tenure for Paul.”  In this webcast replay, Dr. Harris will be in conversation with Dr. Jamal Watson, editor-at-large at Diverse, about his particular case. After the conversation with Dr. Harris, the program will follow with a panel discussion of faculty experts about the perils that faculty of color face in the tenure and promotion process. Editor's note: Since the original airing of this program, July 1, 2020,  Dr. Harris received tenure at UVA. KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: Dr. Harris’ academic journey.  When Dr. Harris realized his tenure was in jeopardy.  Dr. Harris’ transition from a non-tenure to a tenure track and his appeal process. Signs of unfair treatment in the tenure process.  Racial Battle Fatigue: what minoritized faculty and students go through. The lack of policy and fine guidelines.  QUOTABLES: “We've got a responsibility to help our colleagues understand that the journals that we publish in are as important as anything that they're doing, because if they marginalize our scholarship, then we're marginalized.”  PRODUCTS / RESOURCES MENTIONED: Dr. Paul Harris Set to Receive Tenure, Promotion After UVA Officials Reconsider Case - Read it here.  The Peculiar Tenure Denial of Dr. Paul Harris - Read it here.  Visit the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education website, or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Linkedin.

In this episode, David wraps up the year and brings the latest ideas, coverage, and hot topics straight from the Diverse newsroom to you. With higher education impacted by not one but two pandemics - COVID and Racism, it is needless to say that 2020 has been a turbulent and challenging year for students and the rest of us all. Tune in to the final episode of 2020 as we also touch on COVID’s impact on community colleges and the Top 100 Associate Degree Producers of 2020.    KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS: The December 10 Edition (links to articles/resources below). How the resegregation of higher education leads to resegregation in the workforce.  Why we have major imbalances in the workforce and how to level the playing field.    QUOTABLES: “If our minority students are no longer seeing higher education as a viable pathway to a job, especially when there's a pandemic that makes life difficult in terms of paying the bills, we are not going to see minority workers making it in some of these high wage fields.”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES MENTIONED: View the “Top 100 Producers of Associate Degrees, 2020” chart here.  What a Biden Administration Could Mean for Community Colleges article by Sarah Weissman - read it here. How Two-Year Colleges Can Mitigate Student Enrollment Declines article by Sarah Wood - read it here.  Year in Review: 2020 Brought ‘Precedent-Setting’ Changes to Higher Ed article by Lois Elfman - read it here. In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2020 article by Denis Hopkins - read it here.  Report: Universities With More Racial Segregation by Major Graduate Fewer Black Students Into High-Paying Fields by Sarah Weissman & Tomás Monarrez - read it here.  The Roadmap for Racial Equity: An imperative for workforce development advocates by Melissa Johnson - read it here.   Get the December issue here.  Visit the Education Writers Association website.  Visit the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education website, or follow them on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, andLinkedin.

Every year the student population across college campuses grows more diverse while the faculty ranks remain overwhelmingly white. In this feature episode your host David Pluviose, joins EAB’s podcast host, Rachel Tanner, to examine the problem and offer concrete steps university leaders can take to change things for the better.  While achieving diversity in faculty hiring has always been the morally right thing to do, David also explores the business case for inclusive hiring and retention practices. He explains why current hiring freezes do not have to be an impediment to progress—and shares the importance of supporting students of color and preparing them for careers in higher education.  The interview originally took place in EAB’s podcast entitled “Office Hours” on November 13th—and its certainly one you don’t want to miss. 

In this episode staff writer and reporter, Sara Weissman, sits down with co-researchers Drs. Ken Coopwood, Sr. and William T. Lewis to discuss a new program that will certify an institutions progress on diversity and inclusion. While the stakes are high and the pressure is on for colleges to change the way they've done things for decades to move the needle as far as diversity and inclusion, the truth remains that there isn't much of a way to track this progress. While keen marketing departments can curate the perfect content in response to this year’s racial climate and their plans for change for years to come, DIVERSE has created a program to make sure those doing the best work are recognized. Learn more about it here and get excited, because change is coming!