In The Margins

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)

In this episode, your host Ralph Newell welcomes Paula O'Loughlin, provost and dean of faculty at Coe College, to share her journey in higher education and the current and future initiatives Coe College is undertaking for diverse organizational impact and transformation. Believing in the importance of students being able to write their own stories and the responsibility of institutions to help make that possible, tune in as Paula explains her mission to foster a feeling of comfort, confidence, and home for all students and faculty in higher education. From connecting to Coe College's historical narrative of inclusivity to the importance of recruiting, hiring, and retaining diverse faculty and staff, listen in as O'Loughlin continues the legacy of Coe College as the institution that makes it possible, so you can make it happen. KEY POINTS: - DOIT and its 4 pillars of transformation - What drives Paula O'Loughlin? - Why focus specifically on institutional leadership and commitment? - The economic benefits for diversity in higher education - Building on DOIT and future initiatives at Coe College - How to shift the culture of higher education - Addressing the pipeline problem and retention of BIPOC faculty QUOTABLES: "How do we make it possible for every student to be able to write their own stories? And one of the ways that we have to do that is by thinking about what's the experience the students like, and all students need to feel at home. And that's what drives me." "As part of our historical narrative, Coe has always been that kind of place that is accessible, and this is pushing Coe to be more accessible and open to more populations than it has historically been." OTHER RESOURCES: DOIT program: response.diverseeducation.com/DOIT2020 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. 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 Mamie Voight, president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), and Dr. Stella Flores, Associate Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy and Director of Research and Strategy at The University of Texas at Austin. Tune in as they discuss their mission to promote college access, affordability, and success for all students, with a particular emphasis on students who've traditionally been underserved and marginalized by our higher education system. Leaning on nonpartisan data and thinking about equity as not only a social tool but an economic development tool, listen in as they share their principles to equitable policymaking to promote the full power of what higher education can achieve. KEY POINTS: - Who are Mamie Voight and Dr. Stella Flores? - The genesis of the IHEP equity framework for higher education - What makes IHEP different in the fight for equity? - Can equitable policies be insulated from the consistent change in politics? - How the pandemic further exposed health, economic, and educational inequities - Why diversity, equity, and inclusion need to play a role in policymaking QUOTABLES: "Higher education is central to America's promise, and higher ed can really build us towards a more just and equitable society. But that's only true if pathways through higher education really are open to and supportive of everyone, regardless of race and background and circumstance." "One of the greatest forms of patriotism is to invest in the future of our residents by ensuring multi-generational success. And this is what these equity principles can increase the odds of doing." OTHER RESOURCES: Learn more about the Institute for Higher Education Policy at: www.ihep.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 of In The Margins, the new president of Alabama A&M University, Dr. Daniel Wims, sits down with your host David Pluviose to discuss what drives his approach to higher education as well as his model for the future of Alabama A&M. Tune in as he shares his vision to enhance STEM programs and provide students a first-class experience while building a faculty committed to the cause, mission, and historical trajectory of the institution. Providing the sustainable leadership necessary to all HBCUs, listen in as Dr. Daniel Wims invests in making Alabama A&M a global brand. KEY POINTS: - Dr. Daniel Wims journey to higher education - The mentorship that paved the way for Dr. Daniel Wims strategic master plan - How diversity drives the vision for Alabama A&M University - Why stable leadership is essential to HBCUs - Bringing stakeholders together behind the institution's mission - COVID-19s impact on Alabama A&M - Dr. Daniel Wims message to prospective students and their parents QUOTABLES: "What I've done is to give students not aspirational talk but guarantees. This is your pathway. Follow this path. Guaranteed outcomes." "It's our job to help produce and provide minority credential. Graduates that can fill those roles and support the growth and opportunities of the city." OTHER RESOURCES: Alabama A&M University: www.aamu.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 In The Margins is produced by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

Inspiring history, civil rights leader Al Sharpton joins this episode of In The Margins with host Dr. Jamal Watson, to spotlight the lesser-known rabble rousers who have fought for racial justice in the US, the topic of his new book Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America. Listen in as he highlights the women and members of the LGBTQ community on the frontlines of protest marches, reflects on those thrust into activism, and gives testament to those whose commitment to the cause has flown under the radar. Ultimately recognizing that without these ordinary people doing extraordinary things, there never would have been a civil rights movement. KEY POINTS - What inspired Reverend Al Sharpton's new book and why now? - Who are the foot soldiers of civil rights history? - Born into it or thrust upon them, all rising to the occasion - The intersectionality of civil, LGBTQ, and women's rights - Reverend Al Sharpton's advice for current and future activists QUOTABLES: "You cannot fight for justice for us without fighting for justice for everyone." "You can be a good troublemaker, but the righteous troublemakers are the ones that do it and know they're not going to get anything, including note. They do it just for the righteousness of the call." OTHER RESOURCES: Get your copy of "Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America" at AlSharptonbooks.com 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)

Your host, Dr. Jamal Watson, sits down with the former U.S. Secretary of Education and president of the non-profit Education Trust, Dr. John B. King Jr. Widely commended for his lifelong dedication to education, Dr. King now wants to bring his fresh perspective as an educator to the governor's seat of Maryland. Believing that education and public institutions truly can save lives, he shares his blueprint for closing the opportunity and achievement gaps from preschool through college. KEY POINTS: - What drove Dr. John B. King Jr. to education and now running for governor? - Plans for tackling the challenges and inequities facing Maryland right now - Education reforms made while in office under the Obama administration - Assessing education and mental health needs during the pandemic - Why Dr. John B. King Jr. plans to prioritize investment in HBCUs - How to ensure every person and student has access to the ballot box QUOTABLES: "Whether it's K-12 educators or higher-ed faculty and staff, you see how all the other systems impact students and their families. Whether or not they have safe and affordable housing, whether or not they are food insecure, whether or not they have health care — all of those issues you end up interacting with as an educator." "That's one of the frustrations of this moment in our politics. We have the resources. The question is: Do we have the political will?" OTHER RESOURCES: Learn more about John B. King Jr. and his run for Governor at: johnkingforgovernor.com John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. - The Education Trust: edtrust.org/team/john-b-king-jr/ 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)

Director of the Office for Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) at the University of Illinois, Eboni Zamani-Gallaher joins your host Ralph Newell for a discussion exploring how higher education can foster equitable experiences and outcomes for students coming from marginalized communities. Tune in as Eboni speaks to the necessity of race-centered equity initiatives that ask how we can advance, situate, and center race consciousness to enhance results for diverse youth and adults who want to go to, through, and out of post-secondary education. KEY POINTS: - Eboni Zamani Gallaher's journey to equity work - What is the mission of the OOCRL? - Focusing on race conscious rather than race avoidant solutions - Understanding the intersectionality of race, equity, and diversity issues - White fragility and critical race theory - What does it look like in action to be equity-minded? QUOTABLES: "Community colleges have long been at the margins of the larger discourse, seeking to do the most with the least for those in society that are often most marginalized." "Equity in many regards as a term has mirrored diversity to me in many ways. I feel as if both have commonly been whittled down to nothingness in some regard, where it's about everything and all things." "You don't remedy racial inequities with raceless solutions." OTHER RESOURCES: Learn more about Eboni Zamani-Gallaher and her work at: education.illinois.edu/faculty/eboni-zamanigallaher 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)