In The Margins

In this episode, Diverse host David Pluviose sits down with Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, the president of Texas Southern University and one of Diverse’s 2023 top 25 leading women to be recognized during Women’s History Month.   Tune in as Crumpton-Young speaks to her storied journey through higher education, from being the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from Texas A&M University College of Engineering to answering the call to help transform lives in higher education.   Crumpton-Young also discusses her comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to getting underrepresented students successfully through post-secondary education, promoting and supporting diverse students in STEM fields, and competing for Research-1 status at HBCUs.   KEY POINTS: - Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young’s journey through higher education - How to boost the number of minorities achieving STEM doctorates - What is the role of HBCUs in preparing students for STEM field careers? - The potential impact of HBCUs reaching Research-1 classification - Texas Southern University’s growth initiatives for the future   QUOTABLES: “I believe being a president in higher education is all about transforming the lives of others.”   “It's clear that without HBCUs, there would be no diverse STEM workforce.”   “We need our HBCUs and our Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs). We need them to be engaged in research because they will produce good solutions to many of the grand challenges that are plaguing our nation.”   GUEST RESOURCES: President’s bio: tsu.edu/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bio.html Texas Southern University to Launch College for People to Finish Incomplete Degree Programs | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (diverseeducation.com)   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.   In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

In this episode, Diverse host Ralph Newell sits down with Dr. Lawrence Chatters, executive associate athletic director for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.   Lean in as Chatters discusses reducing the stigma around mental health and his unconventional ways of getting diverse students to support groups, providing them with a comfortable space to recognize other people who are having the same challenges while validating their experience and acknowledging that “they are enough.”   Born with albinism and legally blind, Chatters shares his journey to higher education and how he translates his unique worldview in his work with student-athletes from various backgrounds and their mental health.   KEY POINTS: - Dr. Lawrence Chatters’ journey in education and psychology - Why has mental health been hidden for so long? - Connecting student-athletes with mental health services - Unique challenges facing student-athletes today - How Dr. Chatters ties together psychology, athletics, and DEI - The silver lining of the pandemic and mental health   QUOTABLES: “You are enough. You have the capability to get yourself through these challenging times. You have the will, the confidence, and the self-esteem. It's all in there. You may just have to discover it.” “Going to get help doesn't actually make you weak. It actually makes you better.”   GUEST RESOURCES: Dr. Lawrence Chatters: huskers.com/staff-directory/dr-lawrence-chatters/1032 “You Are Enough” originally appeared in the January 19, 2023 edition of Diverse magazine.   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.         In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

In this episode, Diverse host David Pluviose sits down with Dr. Larry D. Johnson Jr. as he completes his first year as president of Guttman Community College, which is also celebrating its 10th anniversary.   Tune in as Johnson speaks about reimagining what community college could be and his vision for continuing a research-based, innovative model focused on moving students efficiently toward graduation and supporting diverse students in a truly equitable way.   Don’t miss this conversation on the City University of New York's first new community college in more than 40 years and Johnson’s seat at the table as the voice for the voiceless. It is a true lesson in “flying the plane while building it.”   KEY POINTS: - Dr. Larry D. Johnson Jr.’s journey to higher education - Leading Guttman through the pandemic - The unique challenges serving students in New York City - How to promote the value proposition of a community college - High-impact practices and future initiatives at Guttman Community College   QUOTABLES: “We needed people at the table who would advocate for what I oftentimes will say ‘the least of these.’" “I believe that community colleges are a place where we can certainly meet the moment and be able to show that we are viable and we are producing graduates that will really make a contribution and an economic impact in our communities.”   GUEST RESOURCES: Dr. Larry D. Johnson Jr., Guttman Community College president: guttman.cuny.edu/about/office-of-the-president   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.         In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

In this episode, Diverse host Ralph Newell sits down with veteran counselor and counselor educator Dr. Frank Burtnett to discuss his latest book Career Challenges: Straight Talk about Achieving Success in the Technology-Driven, Post-COVID World of Work (Third Edition).   Tune in as Burtnett examines the career development encounters people experience across their work lifespan, the eight phases for career success, and the challenges one must confront and resolve as they navigate this process.   Learn how Career Challenges is the next best thing to having a professional career counselor in the room and about its value to not only the career-minded individual but to counselors, staffing professionals, educators, and more.   KEY POINTS: - The inspiration behind Dr. Burtnett’s Career Challenges book - How do we prepare young people for the career development process? - What are the eight phases for career success and satisfaction? - Why decision-making is an essential skill for all life experiences - The workplace is changing, and we must change with it - Maximizing life-work-balance in today’s more flexible workplace   QUOTABLES: “I didn't know this at the beginning of my education career, but I think I learned it along the way, and it's more pronounced today than ever, it is that we don't do enough life skills education.”   “Along came this thing called lifelong learning. No one who prepared 20, 40, or 60 years ago is prepared for today's world of work. Technology has screwed all that up.”   “If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up someplace else. And I think somewhere in this world up here we have to have a goal. We have to have a plan to reach that goal.”   GUEST RESOURCES: Career Challenges: Straight Talk about Achieving Success in the Technology-Driven World (Third Edition): rowman.com/ISBN/9781475868074/Career-Challenges-Straight-Talk-about-Achieving-Success-in-the-Technology-Driven-Post-COVID-World-of-Work-3rd-Edition Use PROMO Code: RLEGEN20 for a special discount! Dr. Frank Burtnett: marymount.edu/staff-members/frank-burtnett   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.         In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

In this episode, Diverse host David Pluviose sits down with Dr. Tomás D. Morales, president of California State University, San Bernardino.   Listen in as Morales discusses the unique challenges facing first-generation students and his insights on how overwhelmed higher education institutions can make a difference in supporting diverse students.   Stressing that DEI work is still a work in progress, Morales shares his strategic plan to not only help students thrive but aid the success of all faculty and staff as well.   KEY POINTS: - Morales's journey in higher education leadership - Unique challenges facing first-generation students in higher education - The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board at CSU, San Bernardino - Reflecting on Dr. Morales’s goals and plans for the future - What does CSU, San Bernadino look like post-pandemic?   QUOTABLES: “Serving first-generation students is an ongoing challenge. We're far from perfect as a university community.” “Creating these six DEI subcommittees is our attempt to institutionalize diversity, equity, and inclusion and to build a DEI culture into the structure of the university itself, across all departments and divisions."   GUEST RESOURCES: Dr. Tomás D. Morales, president of California State University, San Bernardino About the President | Welcome to the President's Office | CSUSB   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.       In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com).

In this special episode, In The Margins looks back on some of the best moments and most poignant discussions in 2022. From a talk on the invention of white people to discussions about the Black experience on college campuses, don’t miss this recap on the most viewed and talked about episodes of the year.   In The Margins Top 5: - Understanding the Black Experience on College Campuses - Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Minority College Students - Leveling the Playing Field -- Student Success and Equity - Cradle to Graduation - Critical Community Connections - The Invention of White People   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.         In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

The Faculty Resource Network (FRN) is a consortium based at New York University (NYU) that has been widely acclaimed for its unique and successful approach to providing professional development opportunities to faculty members at its domestic and international partner institutions, the majority of which are minority-serving.   While moderating a session at the network’s most recent convening, Diverse host Dr. Jamal Watson conducted interviews with key FRN stakeholders.   Tune in as organizers and participants of FRN discuss their individual roles and the significance of this dynamic program.   Interviewees: Autumn Bush — FRN Program Manager (NYU) Dr. Stephen Maynard Caliendo — Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Political Science, North Central College Dr. De Angela L. Duff — Industry Professor in Integrated Design & Media and an Associate Vice Provost, NYU Dr. Eartha Lee Johnson — Dean of Faculty and Student Academic Services at Dillard University Dr. Charlton McIlwain — NYU Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development Amit Mrig — President, Academic Impressions Dr. Cirecie A. West-Olatunji — Director of the Center for Equity, Justice, and the Human Spirit, Xavier University of Louisiana   KEY POINTS: - What is the FRN? - The evolution of the FRN in the last decade. - Why the FRN is beneficial to institutions. - How did COVID affect the FRN? - Strategies, vision, and the future of the FRN.   QUOTABLES: “The reality is most of our institutions don't invest or fund or have the resources to provide the necessary development for faculty that we probably should be doing.” “In innovative research and new curriculum, we want to know what's happening on the ground so we can share the wealth with other institutions. And I think the FRN is a hub for that type of collaboration.”   OTHER RESOURCES: A Private Institution Fulfilling a Public Obligation diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15101688/a-private-institution-fulfilling-a-public-obligation Faculty Resource Network (nyu.edu)   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.       In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

In the episode, host David Pluviose sits down with Dr. Wendi Williams, Fielding Graduate University's new provost and senior vice president.   Tune in as Dr. Williams shares how her experiences as a first-generation college student shaped the way she thinks about what it means to be an educator, educational administrator, and psychologist.   She shares how she plans to move the ball forward on important diversity issues and craft a student experience centered on health, wellness, and academic achievement.   KEY POINTS: - What attracted Dr. Williams to the field of psychology? - The experiences of first-generation students. - How Dr. Williams’s background informs her work today. - Fielding University’s mission when it comes to student inequities. - Reaching and supporting diverse learners.   QUOTABLES: “My background certainly has placed me in the position of seeing systems and structures and institutions that were not working in my favor and were not working with or for me. So, it really puts me in a space of ‘what would it have looked like for it to work for me or to work for my friends.” “As a woman, as a psychologist, as a black woman, who's a black feminist psychologist, I understand and connect these elements of who I am with my professional and my political, and that all sort of sits inside of my research. But also, my practice as a leader — I think that it's critically important to lead in an authentic space to own all of who I am and to model that for others.”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.         In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

In this episode, host Ralph Newell sits down with Carrie Billy, president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC).   Tune in as Billy shares her commitment to public service and to protecting and promoting the cultures, rights, and well-being of American Indians. She is also devoted to improving the quality of life and educational status of all Americans.   As Native American Heritage Month concludes, don’t miss this interview on the work and challenges facing Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), higher education policy, and other critical issues impacting the nation's Indigenous communities.   KEY POINTS: - Carrie Billy’s path to AIHEC - The importance of sustaining tribal cultures, traditions, and languages - Integrating Western education with a Native perspective - Why most TCUs do not offer student loans - COVID-19’s devastating impact on indigenous populations - Addressing student mental health needs on campus   QUOTABLES: “The real hope for American Indians, particularly reservation-based Indians, lies in higher education — tribally based, culturally, and place-based higher education. That's the future and the hope for our people.”   OTHER RESOURCES: Learn more about Carrie Billy and AIHEC at: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/message.htm https://www.diverseeducation.com/podcasts/podcast/15108265/the-digital-divide-for-tribal-college-students-covid-cares-act-and-critical-next-steps http://www.aihec.org/   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.         In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

In this episode, we present the “Affirmative Action and the Supreme Court: What’s at Stake?” panel that took place Oct. 13, during the 48th American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity (AAAED) National Conference & Annual Meeting — themed Building an Infrastructure for Equitable and Sustainable Change.   Moderated by your host Dr. Jamal Watson, the panel discusses the latest challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court against race-conscious admission policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University. Could the rulings in these cases effectively lead to the end of affirmative action in higher education as we know it? And what would that mean for other racial equity work being done?   PANELISTS:  David Hinojosa, Director of Education Opportunities Project Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Theodore M. Shaw, Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law & Director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, UNC School of Law Carol R. Ashley, Of Counsel, Jackson Lewis PC   KEY POINTS: - What is threatened by the potential decision to end affirmative action? - Are DEI and affirmative action the same? - Can you separate race from a student? - How to support race-conscious admissions in higher education - Should the focus be on socioeconomic status rather than race?   QUOTABLES: “The notion of no longer needing to include race-conscious measures or pursue them is really a remedial notion.” “Affirmative action is not the silver bullet. It's not going to resolve all the inequities. But it's incredibly important, given the history and legacy of this country's own denial of opportunity equal opportunity for all.”   OTHER RESOURCES: AAAED 48th Annual Conference  The Debate About Critical Race Theory - Implications for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace, sponsored by the Fund for Leadership, Equity, Access and Diversity (LEAD Fund) | (diverseeducation.com)   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: Watch this video and others on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/Diversediversedivers Visit the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education website: diverseeducation.com Or follow us on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/diverseissues Instagram: instagram.com/diverseissuesinhighereducation Facebook: facebook.com/DiverseIssuesInHigherEducation/ Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/diverse-issues-in-higher-education Transcription services are available upon request. Please drop us a line here.         In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)