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Engineering the FutureStories of SuccessPursuing diversity, equity, and inclusion is hard work. It seems like no effort is ever good enough. In this last episode of Engineering the Future: Diversity Dialogues, we’ll share what success stories look like. At the end of every previous episode, our host Wanda Sigur asked each guest for two stories. She asked them to share a time when the diversity of a team they were working with resulted in an enhanced solution, something better than they’d have otherwise. And she asked them for an example of when a diverse team helped the m...2024-07-2331 minEngineering the FutureTeamwork Overcoming STEM biases Good engineers know that nothing gets done without a team. The best teams are those with diverse points of view, working toward the same goal. But not every group of people is a team. What makes a team truly inclusive and successful? In this episode, host Wanda Sigur will speak with Dr. Latonia Harris, senior director at the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson, and Dr. Susan Fiske, head of the intergroup relations, social cognition and social neuroscience lab at Princeton University. They’ll talk about how to make a team truly work toge...2024-07-0227 min
Listen, St. Louis with Carol DanielBreaking Barriers as the First Female President of Harris-Stowe State University | Listen, St. Louis Podcast Ep.19 | Nine PBSLaTonia Collins Smith made history as the first female president of Harris-Stowe University. This Women's History Month, host Carol Daniel sits down with her to discuss her career at St. Louis's only historically Black university. Visit our webpage at ninepbs.org/listenstl to let us know your thoughts on this conversation.2024-03-2155 min
Hustle DifferentDr. LaTonia Collins-SmithPresident of Harris Stowe University2023-10-1626 min
Maryville StoryCastDr LaTonia Collins SmithIn this inaugural episode of the Maryville StoryCast, we are joined by Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith, President of Harris-Stowe State University. Dr. Collins Smith is a Maryville alum and shares the story of how she first arrived at Harris-Stowe many years ago. Hint: another Maryville alum had a lot to do with it! Now in her 11th position at the university, she is the first African-American female president of the storied HBCU. 2023-03-2306 min
iLead in Any Room PodcastEP61: Shattering the Glass CeilingEverybody talking about breaking the glass ceiling ain't doing it - of course for various reasons. Dr. Collins-Smith has done it in the education leadership space. She is the 21st president of Harris Stowe State University and the first African American female in this role. She tells her story of how she broke the glass ceiling and what it took to do it on this episode. Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith is the 21st President of Harris-Stowe State University. She is the first African American woman to serve the university in this role. Collins Smith has m...2022-07-0845 min
Truth Reveal PodcastBack to SchoolSend us a textToday on Truth Reveal, we will discuss the upcoming challenges facing parents and teachers as we prepare for the 20-21 school year in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. To help in this discussion, we welcome LaTonia R. Laws, a mother and educator with the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Public School system.Sources:nsjonline.comStudent Learning Resources: (Pre-K to 6th grade)MathKhan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/Splash Learn: https://www.splashlearn.com/Greg Tang M...2020-07-241h 10