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Meet Dr. S. Kent Butler, president of the American Counseling Association (ACA), and the second African American male in 70 years to hold this role.   Instrumental in placing diversity, equity, and inclusion issues front and center on the association's agenda, Butler guided ACA through the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the work of counselors and student service providers across higher education.   Now, as he nears the end of his service as ACA president, he sits down with host David Pluviose, to discuss how to get minoritized students involved with mental wellness, move forward in their academic prowess, and be able to show up as their authentic selves.   KEY POINTS: - Dr. S. Kent Butler’s journey to becoming ACA president - The unique challenges facing Black males on college campuses - What is happening to first-generation students during the pandemic? - Continuous traumatic stress disorder - How counseling services have shifted amid COVID-19 - Dr. S. Kent Butler’s work with ACA and his goals for the future   QUOTABLES: “One of the things that I think stops a lot of students from finding academic success is they're too busy trying to deal with life experiences that no one else takes into consideration.” “When White administrators were coming to me and saying, ‘what can I do?’, I had to stop trying to teach them what to do. And I had to say to them, what do you want to do?”   OTHER RESOURCES: Learn more about the president of the American Counseling Association at: counseling.org/about-us/governance-bylaws/aca-president   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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)

Today’s episode is brought to you by CCCSE. For 20 years, CCCSE has delivered “aha” moments about the community college student experience based on insights that matter.   As part of our CCCSE series on community college leadership, your host Ralph Newell sits down for a one-on-one with the president of Palo Alto College, Dr. Robert Garza.   Tune in as Dr. Robert Garza speaks to the power of strong community ties in his mission to meet the ever-changing needs of college-bound students amidst the pandemic.   From being at the forefront of online learning to re-engaging at-risk students, learn more about Dr. Robert Garza's mission to have kids in the Palo Alto community saying, “I've been going to college my entire life.”   KEY POINTS: - “Pizza With The President” - a student forum and personal history - Bringing awareness to all resources available to students - Distance education during COVID-19 - Is there a learning loss coming back into the classroom post-pandemic? - What is the Educate South Initiative?   QUOTABLES: “As a community college, you have to be nimble and really swim through the river, I guess you could say, and every now and then, you're gonna get hit by a wave and just be able to pivot.”   OTHER RESOURCES: alamo.edu/pac/about-pac/leadership/office-of-the-president/   Other CCCSE sponsored episodes: Raising the Bar with Dr. Phil Neal, president, Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College: diverseeducation.com/podcasts/podcast/15290350/raising-the-bar-with-dr-phil-neal-president-southcentral-kentucky-community-technical-college   Race-Centric Equity Initiatives with Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Director of the Office for Community College Research and Leadership: diverseeducation.com/podcasts/podcast/15288101/racecentric-equity-initiatives-with-dr-eboni-zamanigallaher-director-of-the-office-for-community-college-research-and-leadership   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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 replay the April 19th Diverse Talk Live! webcast: “HBCU Accountability and Outcomes: What Matters," moderated by Dr. Jamal Watson. In case you missed it, listen in as a panel of experts dissect what accountability and outcomes look like at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Answering your questions, the panelists work to educate their communities about the value of these institutions and the unique work that they do, as well as share the best practices for keeping HBCUs accountable to their mission and students.   Panelists include: Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President, Benedict College Dr. Charlie Nelms, Chancellor Emeritus, North Carolina Central University Dr. Alvin Schexnider, Former Chancellor, Winston-Salem State University KEY POINTS: - What does accountability look like at HBCUs? - How do we create a culture of shared governance post-COVID-19? - Clarifying roles and responsibilities in higher education  - HBCU engagement with legislature and political leaders - The educational and economic impact of HBCUs - Building, cultivating, and maintaining alumni relationships   QUOTABLES: “The bottom line is, accountability is about living your mission. Living it and providing demonstrable evidence that you are achieving it by students graduating with the kind of education that will allow them to live, to lead, and to continually learn in a global environment and thrive in such an environment.”   OTHER RESOURCES: Watch this webcast at: HBCU Accountability and Outcomes: What Matters | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (diverseeducation.com) Keeping HBCUs Accountable to Their Mission, Students, and Communities: diverseeducation.com/institutions/hbcus/article/15291033/keeping-hbcus-accountable-to-their-mission-students-and-communities?utm_campaign=5797&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr 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)

Meet Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher — a self-proclaimed cheerleader and critical friend of community colleges, dedicated to evolving and leveling up the impact of higher education for traditionally marginalized students. And on May 1st your host David Pluviose will present Dr. Zamani-Gallaher with the 2022 Diverse Champions Award during the annual meeting of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in New York City.    Tune in as Dr. Zamani-Gallaher, who grew up on the Southside of Chicago, joins us to talk about her scholarship, her approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, and her reaction to receiving this prestigious national award which recognizes trailblazers and leaders having a substantial impact on the community college movement. Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher is a testament to what can be accomplished when leaders do their best not to pull up the ladder as they climb, but lift others up as they do.   And in case you missed it, In The Margins also spoke with Dr. Zamani-Gallaher in January of this year about race-centric equity initiatives, a conversation you can find here.    KEY POINTS: - Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher’s educational journey and road to higher education  - “If you want to know the end, look at the beginning” - Why open door doesn’t always mean open access - Demarginalizing community colleges seeking to do the most with the least  - How institutions can better fulfill the community college promise - Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher’s advice for community college leaders post-pandemic   QUOTABLES: “We have so many students, racially minoritized students, that are in institutions that are more open door. But open door doesn't always mean open access, and I’m very much wanting to think about how do we broaden participation? How do we make the trajectories of students of color, particularly Black and brown students, one that has more educational and economic mobility?”   OTHER RESOURCES: Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher to receive the 2022 Diverse Champions Award – read the article here: https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=741851   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr 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 discuss the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) Summit, an out-of-the-box gathering on HBCU sustainability in the current social context, in which Diverse is serving as a media sponsor. Tune in as founder Dr. Herman Felton and Dr. Elfred Pinkard discuss the importance of having a convening “for us, by us” to discuss the challenges currently facing HBCUs and their next chapter. Learn more about this HBCU-centric summit and the people supporting the talent and ability to ideate, innovate, and collaborate about their futures, assuring that the tomorrows of HBCUs are bright, vital, and sustainable.   KEY POINTS: - The vision and purpose behind the H.E.L.F. summit - What are the five major tracks that will be examined? - Why a follow-up is necessary - what’s next after the convening? - Who is the audience H.E.L.F. hopes to attract? - The potential if HBCUs harness all of their power together   QUOTABLES: “This is about information sharing. How do we get folks who are doing amazing work at a small private institution to come into a circle of safety and have conversations with their peers who may be at a larger institution, who may be able to glean from one another and take that information back?”   OTHER RESOURCES: H.E.L.F. Summit: https://ideation.heleaders.org   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr 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, your host David Pluviose sits down with Nolvia Delgado. Fourteen years after being accepted into the Kaplan Education Foundation's highly selective Kaplan Leadership Program, first-generation college student Nolvia Delgado will take the helm of the Foundation as its next executive director.    Tune in as Nolvia shares the Foundation’s mission of supporting often overlooked, high-achieving community college students who want to be leaders in their communities and professions to achieve those goals. A testament to the KLP Scholar experience, listen in as Nolvia Delgado discusses the success, potential, and future of the Foundation as she returns home to lead the next generation of Kaplan scholars strive to achieve their big dreams.   KEY POINTS: - Nolvia Delgado’s journey in education and as a Kaplan scholar  - What is the Kaplan Leadership Program’s origin and mission? - Disseminating information and making opportunities available  - How Kaplan partnerships support the work and challenges community colleges face - The advantages and disadvantages of a transfer student - Navigating higher education as a first-generation student    QUOTABLES: “With the Kaplan leadership program, it's not just about transferring to selective institutions. It's also making sure that Kaplan scholars are prepared and giving them the tools that they need to live their big dream and impact entire communities.”  “It's definitely an asset for four-year institutions to have students in the classroom who have different lived experiences, different educational experiences because it just enriches the conversations and also what they're contributing to the campus as well.”   OTHER RESOURCES: Kaplan Foundation: kaplanedfoundation.org More information on Nolvia Delgadio can be found at: nynmedia.com/content/new-executive-director-named-kaplan-educational-foundation   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr 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 discuss the University of Phoenix’s diversity and inclusion summit entitled: Creating the Intentional Leader of Today, Tomorrow and Beyond, co-sponsored by Diverse.   Join Saray Lopez, Director of Student Diversity and Inclusion, along with host Dr. Jamal Watson, as they speak to the importance of establishing a learning community devoted to racial justice, equity, and supporting the environments where students and alumni live. Taking place virtually from April 12-15, tune in for the story behind this inaugural free summit and all the information you need on how to attend. KEY POINTS: - The origin of the University of Phoenix’s Inclusive Leadership Summit - What is the vision of the summit, and why now? - Keynote speakers and what to expect  - How to register for this FREE summit - Creating social capital through the summit’s career fair and expo  - The role of the Office of Educational Equity at the University of Phoenix   QUOTABLES: “Diversity is in the DNA of our institution, hence, the even more responsibility that we do have to create the spaces and create opportunities to have the conversations that are necessary in order to create change and foster inclusive environments.” “What we do is try to create and foster a student experience of belonging as well as providing opportunities to expand the career and quality of life of our students as well as alumni.”   OTHER RESOURCES: UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT - Creating the Intentional Leader of Today, Tomorrow and Beyond: phoenix.edu/equity-and-diversity/inclusive-leadership-summit.html   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr 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)

Today’s episode is brought to you by CCCSE. For 20 years, CCCSE has delivered “aha” moments about the community college student experience based on insights that matter. As part of our CCCSE series on community college leadership, your host Ralph Newell sits down for a one-on-one with the president of Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College (SKYCTC), Dr. Phil Neal.   Tune in as Dr. Neal shares how raising the bar and setting high expectations on student engagement launched SKYCTC in their work with CCCSE. Addressing equity with a focus on the human connection within the student experience, he views higher education through a lens of human growth and development. Asking questions not just about degree completion but what the community college experience does for the person emotionally, for their long-term career success, and their potential to change their lives, their families, and the communities in which they live.   KEY POINTS: - Dr. Phil Neil’s journey in higher education and love for the community college mission - How CCCSE aids institutions to ensure student success - What is the workplace ethics program, and why is it so important? - The culture of caring as the foundation of SKYCTC - “Students don’t do optional” - making student engagement inescapable  - Designing a "work and learn" model of teaching and learning  - How pandemic access measures uncovered a path to access for more diverse populations    QUOTABLES: “I love the idea of student engagement. I believe in it wholeheartedly. The key to student success is when we engage with each other in ways that are meaningful and supportive so that we all move forward in better ways.” “When you believe in people and you set high expectations, they will rise to the occasion. And every student has some different challenges or strengths in life, and we've got to be there to help them along, but if you don't set the bar high for people, achievable but high, they don't think you believe in them.”   OTHER RESOURCES: Learn more about CCCSE at: cccse.org  Meet Dr. Linda García, Executive Director for the Center for Community College Student Engagement: diverseeducation.com/podcast­s/podcast/15109685/meet-dr-linda-garca-e­xecutive-director-for-the-center-for-com­munity-college-student-engagement Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Leadership (SKYCTC): kctcs.edu   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr 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 replay the March 15th Diverse Talk Live! webcast, "Survival Strategies for BIPOC Higher Ed Administrators." While a considerable amount of attention has been focused on survival strategies for BIPOC students and faculty, we wanted to take a closer look at some of the challenges higher education administrators face and how we can make a change in a space where people of color may not feel traditionally welcome. So in case you missed it, listen in as a panel of experts share their experiences managing racial trauma in higher education and what can be done to reinvest in how we build back our relationships with one another as many institutions return to campus.   Panelists include: Dr. Renée White, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at The New School Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Political Science at Quinnipiac University Dr. Jessica L. Lavariega Montforti, Vice Provost and Accreditation Liaison Officer at California State University, Channel Islands   KEY POINTS: - Challenges facing faculty of color in higher education  - Navigating the ranks of faculty to administrator as a woman of color - “Why am I here. And who am I here for?” - The exodus of faculty and administrators of color from higher education - Reframing the role of educators as essential workers  - Why higher education is at a time of reckoning right now - Managing individual racial trauma while helping colleagues and students    QUOTABLES: “Often within our institutions, really being expected to do a certain kind of care work with our students. This sort of default assumption that faculty of color are responsible for addressing anything related to our identities, in terms of structural change, policy, implementation, or any other kinds of intervention.” “As I moved toward that, I asked myself, what do I want this next stage of my career to be? I could sit back and complain about the things that I saw, or I could jump into it and try to make a change.”   OTHER RESOURCES: Watch this webcast at: Survival Strategies for BIPOC Higher Ed Administrators - YouTube Panel Explores Survival Strategies for Administrators of Color: diverseeducation.com/faculty­-staff-issues/article/15289745/survival-­strategies-for-administrators-of-color   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr Linkedin: 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 instapodcasts.com)

The challenges minorities face in higher education is not a new conversation nor specific to the education industry. Difficulties in recruitment and retention of minority faculty, as well as the desire for many majority institutions to diversify, has been stated for years but with little to no true conversation and progress.    With the desire for change and their own experiences as black staff and faculty in higher education, Dr. Antija Allen and Justin Stewart sit down with your host, David Pluviose, to discuss their book We’re Not OK: Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education Strategies. From code-switching to the importance of representation in administration, tune in as they share their mission to not only bring awareness to the struggle of minoritized faculty but provide actionable strategies to better foster an inclusive environment for black faculty to feel valued and heard.    KEY POINTS: - Dr. Antija Allen and Justin Stewart's journey in higher education - What inspired We’re Not OK? - The challenges of minoritized faculty in higher education  - Pairing awareness with an action plan for change  - Essential steps to minority faculty recruitment and retention  - How different demographics have responded to We’re Not OK - Mental health impacts and strategies for minority faculty members    QUOTABLES: “You can read all the experiences, you can read the research about it, but now you can actually see an action plan. So another part of this book is, here's a way to foster an inclusive environment for black faculty.” “It's a conversation that we've been having for a long time. There's research that says it's been going on for 30 years, 40 years, 50 years. It can go on 10 years from now, 20 years from now, but it's a matter of when do we start making meaningful and impactful action? And ‘We're Not OK’ is part of making those steps.”   PRODUCTS / RESOURCES: 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/DiverseJobs?_rdc=1&_rdr Linkedin: 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 instapodcasts.com)