In this episode, Dr. Robert Cosby speaks with Dr. Wise E. Allen. Dr. Allen is an HUSSW alumnus, and he has served in many roles including Presidents of four state community colleges and also the Chancellor of the Peralta Community College District in Berkley, California. He has been part of local and state government as well as academia, having worked with several governors including former Governor Jerry Brown. He helped to enact legislation such as the California Dream Act, allowing undocumented young persons to attend college, legislation allowing non documented persons to work towards citizenship and serve on boards, and directly getting persons of color hired into local and state government positions from Oakland and Berkeley to Sacramento, CA. He served much of his life as a California Educator and Administrator, providing leadership from City Administrator for Richmond, CA, Governance, to Human Resources, to Health of Students. He holds his BA from University of California, San Francisco, MSW from Howard University, his PhD in Clinical Psychology from The Wright Institute in Berkeley, his clinical psychology license, and his clinical social work license. In the episode, he speaks about his time growing up in Texas and then Oakland, his thoughts on economic freedom and generational wealth, the injustice of voter suppression, the importance of education as a foundational part of ensuring future equity and addressing racial inequality, and more.
The podcast features music performed by the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Fred Irby III.
