As a first-generation college student, Renea Nichols came to know how differing backgrounds shaped how she and her peers navigated the higher ed world. Now, as an assistant teaching professor in Penn State's Bellisario College of Communications, Nichols puts that experience to use to help give her students an equitable experience. With the pandemic providing even deeper context around students' inequalities, Nichols joins co-hosts Ray Schmitt and Zach Lonsinger to talk about how she combats it, how to advocate for deeper change, and more.
Please Note: As Penn State prepares for more in-person instruction during the summer and fall 2021 semesters, changes have been made to the technology loaner program that's mentioned in this episode. Please visit the University's Keep Teaching and Keep Learning websites for more details.
