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Conspiracy ClearinghouseForgotten Languages (FL): The Most Interesting Site on the Web?EPISODE 154 | Forgotten Languages (FL): The Most Interesting Site on the Web?
While researching a previous episode about internet rabbit holes, I came across one that was some big, so complicated, that the entry soon grew into its very own episode. It's called Forgotten Languages, and at first it seems like it's all about ancient languages. But these turn out to be ciphers which, when decoded, reveal a series of interlocking narratives involving transdimensional beings, UAPs, aliens, secretive cabals working at cross purposes, the odd revelation that all humans are gone by the year 3100, and more.
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2026-01-1456 min
Varying ViewpointsEpisode 82: Why I Stayed, Why I Left: HBCU Faculty in MotionIn this episode, we speak with Erjia Yan (Drexel University), Robert Palmer (Howard University), and Chaoqun Ni (University of Wisconsin–Madison) to discuss their upcoming research brief on the challenges HBCUs face in recruiting and retaining faculty. They highlight the 8% decline of faculty at HBCUs between 2013 and 2022, despite the national numbers rising. The podcast explores the reasons why they leave, citing low pay, heavy workloads, limited research support, and bureaucratic hurdles, particularly when Predominantly White Institutions offer better salaries, lighter teaching loads, and stronger infrastructure. Despite the downsides, many remain deeply committed to HBCUs’ mission of educating marginalized students, strengthening the...
2025-11-2124 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 81: Achievement Unlocked: Black Males, Video Games & Academic SuccessAfrican American males face significant challenges in pursuing quality education, often encountering systemic barriers that result in disparities in academic achievement, economic opportunities, and social outcomes. From high suspension and dropout rates to underrepresentation in gifted programs, the traditional education system frequently overlooks their potential.
In this episode, we speak with Kenneth Jones, author of "African American Males & Video Games" and explore how video games serve as more than just entertainment—they offer a method to motivate and enhance the engagement of academic growth and development, a mental escape, and a source of resilience. Through the voices of four African Am...
2025-10-0219 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 80: Pivoting with Purpose: Navigating Higher Education During UncertaintyIn this episode, our JSSS 2025 Scholar, Victoria Parker, spoke with Anne Edwards, Director of Purdue University’s Black Cultural Center, about navigating the higher education landscape while dealing with uncertainty. Anne shares her journey from the hospitality industry to academia. Describes how she managed personal and professional challenges during her transition. She also provides guidance for professionals as they navigate through higher education.
Learn about career transitions in higher education and gain advice on navigating uncertainty.
2025-09-2938 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 79: Rewriting The Academy Con Cariño, Cultura Y ComunidadIn conversation with a first-generation Latinx scholar, this episode centers on how identity, culture, and care shape mentorship and research, and how this pushes back against academic norms not built with us in mind. In this episode, Lupita Romo, JSSS 2025 Scholar, and Sergio González, Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Pittsburgh, reflect on what it means to bring one’s full self into academic spaces, create counterspaces that center identity and belonging, and hold space for care.
They discuss how mentorship and research become acts of resistance and healing, how scholars navigate tensions while staying grounded in com...
2025-09-2440 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 78: The 25% Question: Unpacking the Legal Attack on HSIsIn this episode, Nathaly Santos, JSSS 2025 Scholar, and Stephanie Aguilar-Smith, Assistant Professor at the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, unpack the recent legal challenge to the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation in Tennessee and explore its broader implications. What does this lawsuit mean for the future of HSIs, other MSIs, and MSI-focused research? They discuss the stakes, the rhetoric, and the potential impact on equity in higher education.
Learn about the stakes of the lawsuit, why it matters for the future of equity in higher education, and how challenges to HSI designation may influence other MSIs across the nation.
2025-09-1734 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 77: Rewriting The Gameplan: Latinx Student-Athletes Navigating Higher EducationAlthough the population of Latinx student-athletes is growing in the NCAA, they face unique challenges when navigating higher education structures, which until now have been overlooked in research. In this episode, Saul López, JSSS 2025 Scholar, and Guillermo Ortega, 2025 Elevate Fellow at the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions, discuss Latinx student-athlete experiences in higher education. Within the current context of college athletics, there are inequities for Latinx student-athletes navigating the recruitment process, accessing the necessary resources, and familial familiarity with higher education as an institution.
Learn about the often-overlooked experience of Latinx student-athletes and how athletic programs reproduce inequalities in...
2025-09-1028 min
Varying ViewpointsEpisode 76: Rural Health and Access to Care: A Worsening DilemmaIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we explore the growing crisis of healthcare access in rural America with Tashuna Albritton, Associate Medical Professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine in the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine. From hospital closures and provider shortages to transportation barriers and the digital divide, rural communities face unique and worsening challenges that impact health outcomes and quality of life.
We break down the key issues and discuss innovative solutions that could help bridge the gap. Whether you live in a city, suburb, or small town...
2025-08-0642 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 75: From Setback to Mastery: Lessons in Becoming UnbreakableIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Sifu Karl Romain, a Certified Master Coach, World Martial Arts Champion, Hall of Fame Member, and Best Selling Author to talk with us. Sifu Karl shares lessons he learned in his journey, from overcoming adversity and experiencing many drastic life changes to coming out on top and dedicating himself to coaching others through their own struggles. Sifu notes how “Our emotions, our responses, our nervous systems are actually conditioned” and teaches us the steps to winning the battlefield within our mind in four stages: 1) awareness, 2) practice & repetition, 3) emotional wins, and...
2025-05-1426 min
Varying ViewpointsEpisode 74: Raising Achievers: Critical Analysis of Parental InvolvementIn this episode of Varying Viewpoints, we explore the complex landscape of parental involvement in education, focusing on families from diverse backgrounds. Schools have become focal points for some of the most contentious debates in the United States, centering on civil rights and curriculum content. In classrooms nationwide, educators battle with presenting narratives to students that address complex historical and contemporary issues such as indigenous removal, segregation, sex education, gender identity, and intersectionality. The involvement of parents, through political and social networks, increasingly influences these narratives, impacting both the content shared and the discussions that occur.
The decisions made about...
2025-04-1621 min
United Women in Faith: Faith TalksFaith Talks: Project 2025 with the Samuel DeWitt Proctor ConferenceThroughout much of 2024, we’ve heard about Project 2025. It has dominated headlines and been a trending topic on multiple social media platforms. It is now in the news again as many of the architects of Project 2025 are being appointed to President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet.For all the talk about Project 2025, many people are wondering what it entails and who is most likely to be impacted by the policies and proposals included therein. Some are also wondering how Christian women might respond to Project 2025. Is there a unique role for us to play or something specific we should be d...
2025-01-1558 min
Varying ViewpointsEpisode 73: Influence of HBCU homecomings on PWIsThe influence of HBCU homecomings stretches far and wide as many PWIs have taken heed in replicating similar experiences for their Black students and alumni. In our final episode highlighting HBCU homecomings, Brandon Kitchin speaks to the influence HBCU homecomings have on Black alumni homecoming experiences at PWIs. Kitchen, an alumnus of Texas Christian University (TCU), talked about his experiences as a student and its influence on him returning to ensure that Black students can commune with alumni. Additionally, Kitchin speaks about making space for Black students and alumni through the ‘Black Alumni Alliance Tailgate’ celebration as their presence contributes to t...
2025-01-1230 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 72: Confessions of a Black AcademicIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Alvin Schexnider, Managing Principal at Schexnider & Associates, LLC, to discuss his book Confessions of a Black Academic. He reflects on his experiences growing up in the segregated South, navigating academia and advocating for greater support for Black faculty and students. Alvin describes Confessions of a Black Academic as a deeply personal and reflective account of his journey through higher education and leadership. He shares his motivation for writing the book, emphasizing the responsibility of leaders to document their experiences to inspire and guide others. Alvin also shares how mentorship...
2025-01-0438 min
Varying ViewpointsEpisode 70: A Therapeutic Conversation with blackwildgirl author, Menah Pratt“So maybe things we haven’t processed, that we haven’t written up that are, perhaps, universal in some way that anyone who reads the book can maybe start to feel courageous enough to say “maybe let me look at my own life.’’
In this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we sit down with the Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Diversity, and Professor of Education at Virginia Tech, Menah Pratt to discuss her powerful book, blackwildgirl, a lyrical exploration of Black Girlhood and Womanhood that blends poetry and prose. Follow her as she reclaims her superpower through a series of...
2024-12-0530 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 71: Black-Owned Businesses at HBCU HomecomingsIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Chef Camerron Dangerfield, an alumnus of Alabama A&M University, for a conversation with Leslie Ekpe, Proctor Institute Visiting Scholar. They discuss the importance of supporting Black-owned businesses within the homecoming experience. Camerron shares how these businesses enriched his student experience and laid the foundation for his success as a chef and entrepreneur. Building on the first episode of this series, which explored alumni homecoming experiences, this conversation explores how homecoming blends family, education, and business. They also touch on the legacy of Alabama A&M University and how...
2024-11-1627 min
Varying ViewpointsEpisode 69: For the Culture: Highlighting HBCU Alumni Homecoming Experiences"The HBCU homecoming experience is unmatched - every year seems to be something that we've never seen before in some of the best ways ever."
Homecomings are an important part of the HBCU experience as they contribute to the university's culture. Accordingly, alumni voices play a significant role in the longevity of these traditions. In this episode, we invited Frederick Engram, Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Raeshan Davis, Research Scientist & HHMI Program Manager in conversation with Leslie Ekpe, Proctor Institute Visiting Scholar, to discuss their homecoming experiences at their respective alma maters. In addition, Engram...
2024-11-0240 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 68:Booked and Busy: HBCU Library Alliance Summer Preservation InternsBooked and Busy is a limited podcast series sponsored by The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. This series explores the dynamic world of library archives; and dives into the incredible work the HBCU Library Alliance is doing.
In this episode of Booked and Busy, we chat with Shaneé Yvette Willis, the program manager at HBCU Library Alliance, and Darshai Hollie, a recent preservation intern at the Library of Congress. This episode highlights the summer conservation preservation internship program, a unique HBCU library alliance program offering fully funded internships to students since 2008. These internships served as a g...
2024-10-1712 min
Varying ViewpointsEP 67: Hispanic-Enrolling to Hispanic-Serving in STEMIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Paul Bigby, a Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech, to serve as our podcast facilitator for our guests, including Marla Franco, Vice President for Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives at the University of Arizona (UA) and co-founder of the STEM in HSI working group, and Sarah L. Rodriguez, an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. They discussed how HSIs attempt (and sometimes fail) to serve their Latine and other minoritized students in STEM. Hear perspectives on making the designation work for STEM students, faculty, and staff, as...
2024-10-1043 min
Varying ViewpointsEP 66: Resisting Assimilation in Rhetoric & Composition Spaces: Strategies for InstructorsIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series one of our John Smartt Summer Scholars, Genoveva Vega, hosted an episode with Romeo Garcia, an Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Studies at the University of Utah. They discuss Garcia’s experiences as a Latino scholar in the fields of studies critical theory, cultural studies, Latino/a and Latin American Studies, and decolonial studies. They also share advice to enact anti-oppressive and decolonial practices in the writing classroom. The goal of this podcast is to teach students to be reflective and critical when engaging and learning about writing and language in...
2024-10-041h 07Varying ViewpointsEP 65: It’s a *Different* World: How HBCUs Prepare Black Students for Professional EnvironmentsIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, one of our John Smartt Summer Scholars, Meiyah Hill, hosted an episode with KaJéza Hawkins, an alumni of Wilberforce University and current multimedia journalist at WDTN in Dayton, Ohio. They discuss the myth that students who study at HBCUs are not adequately equipped for professional environments, drawing on Hawkins’ own undergraduate experience. Hawkins shared specifically how resources and mentorship, both academic and professional, allowed her to succeed as a journalist.
Listen to this podcast to learn more about the experiences of undergraduate students at HBCUs and how these institutions foster aca...
2024-09-1733 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 64: Embracing Identity: How HBCUs can empower Queer Black students with JaMareous ThompsonIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, one of our John Smartt Summer Scholars, JaMareous Thompson hosted an episode with Timmy Bridgeman, an alumnus of Tougaloo College and current PhD student at the University of Maryland – Graduate School. They discuss the experiences of queer black students at HBCUs, and how these experiences influenced views on themselves. The goal of this podcast is to make HBCU faculty, staff, and students aware of the culture and climate for all of their students and employees.
Listen to this podcast to learn more about how HBCUs are empowering black queer students to em...
2024-08-2230 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 63: "It’s Not You… It’s Grief" with Ahira SmithIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Ahira Smith, Grief Coach and Speaker, Founder of From Grief to Life, LLC. Ahira shares her background on becoming a grief coach and how her work differs from therapy, as grief coaches focus on the present rather than going backward. Ahira highlights that grief is more than someone who passed away; it is a relationship with a person, place, thing, or experience. She discusses the different stages and types of grief: anticipatory grief, complicated, and disenfranchised. She describes how you must permit yourself to grieve and be aware of...
2024-06-1824 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 62: "Advertising Registered Apprenticeship Programs at MSIs" with Natalie PassovIn this episode of the "Varying Viewpoints" podcast series, host Alice Ginsberg, Associate Director for Research and Grant Development, talked with Natalie Passov, the Assistant Director of Communication and Research at the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions. Natalie discusses best practices for MSIs for advertising and promoting registered apprenticeship programs to students. She emphasizes the importance of creating clear and accessible web pages that explain what registered apprenticeships are, the benefits they offer students, and how to apply. Natalie also recommends using multiple marketing channels, such as social media, information sessions, academic advising, and career fairs to raise awareness...
2024-05-0323 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 61: "Uplifting Young Women of Color in Business" with Leah LattimoreIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Leah Lattimore, Forté’s Director of Undergraduate Programs. Leah shares her work with Forté Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to women, providing access to business education, career development, and more. Leah highlights their Undergraduate Woman of Color leadership symposium, an in-person conference with panels and skill-building workshops that deliver students tangible takeaways and connections. She discusses the numerous barriers for college and professional women, and how Forté aims to address them. Leah concludes by discussing the organization's goals for the next 20 years, emphasizing its commitment to developing a strong pipel...
2024-02-0821 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 60: "Embracing the Future of Work Now" with Joanna Jenkins & Natascha SaundersIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast, two of our Visiting Scholars, Joanna Jenkins – consultant and affiliate professor at St. Joseph’s University – and Natascha Saunders – certified career coach – discuss the importance of equity in career coaching. Joanna and Natascha take us through the challenges faced by young people, including family expectations and lack of support. Throughout the episode, they emphasize the need to teach students how to build and leverage their cultural capital using existing relationships, passions, and resources. They conclude that the future needs inclusive leadership, active listening, and optimism to drive problem-solving in the modern workplace.
2024-01-0840 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 59: "Collaboration and Synergy" with Monsterrat Fuentes & Melva K. WallaceIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, two university presidents, St. Edward's University President Montserrat Fuentes and Huston-Tillotson University President and CEO Melva K. Wallace, share about their ongoing collaboration as university leaders and as close friends. When faced with a university housing crisis, Montserrat and Melva came together and partnered to address the issue. They talk about the power of collaboration and how they continue to work on uplifting their institutions and the entire community alike.
2023-12-0718 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 58: "The HBCU Legacy and American Democracy" with John S. Wilson Jr.In this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited John Silvanus Wilson Jr., author of Hope and Healing: Black Colleges and the Future of American Democracy and Visiting Lecturer at Morgan State University. John shares his background and higher education – having attended both Morehouse College and Harvard University. John emphasizes the need for higher education institutions to maximize and leverage both capital and character. He calls for a collective effort to save American Democracy, and segments this task into three parts: the Democracy Legacy, the Endowment Legacy, and the Encore Imperative. His core message emphasizes academic freedom, educational re...
2023-11-1623 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 57: "When Equity Meets Career Design" w/ Hayley Haywood and Anna-Kaye RoweIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, Anna-Kaye C. Rowe, the Assistant Director for Career and Employer Engagement at Ohio University invited Hayley Haywood, an equity-centered Solutionist & Identity-Conscious Coach to explore issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in career development and the need for identity-conscious career planning in higher education. Anna-Kaye and Hayley dive into the research and value behind having representation, accountability, a sense of belonging, and measures to enhance retention and success in the workplace. Anna-Kaye and Hayley highlight the importance of equity-centered career design in higher education and discuss ways to prepare and support...
2023-10-1238 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 56: "Community Engagement: MSIs & the Carnegie Elective" w/ Paul LeMahieu & Marisol MoralesIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Paul LeMahieu, Senior Advisor to the President at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Marisol Morales, Executive Director of the Carnegie Elective Classifications (CEC) at the American Council on Education to explore the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement and its impact on community engagement in higher education. Paul and Marisol uncover the origins of the CEC and touch on their significance within higher education. They take us through the Community Engagement Elective’s longevity, how the elective can bring institutional transformation, as well as the fu...
2023-10-0336 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 55: "From Awkward to #Winning: An Exploration of Storytelling Scholarship" w/ Joanna JenkinsIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, one of our Visiting Scholars, consultant, and affiliate professor at St. Joseph’s University Joanna L. Jenkins, discusses her new book Insecure, Awkward and #Winning. Her book offers a fertile space to investigate how contemporary issues intersect, encouraging audiences to contemplate meaning and impact within their own lives, society, and cultural identities. Joanna emphasizes the importance of research, work and publications created from the perspective of historically excluded communities and how representation matters.
2023-09-1934 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 54: "Research v. Teaching: Dissecting the First Gen Graduate Student Experience" w/ Tim FongIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, one of our John Smartt Summer Scholars, Morgan Beatty hosted an episode with Timothy Fong, an Ethnic Studies professor at California State University, Sacramento and Director and Principal Investigator of the Full Circle Project. They discuss the influence of research and teaching universities alike. With research universities focusing on research, and teaching universities focusing on teaching undergraduate students, graduate students are then left underserved with inaccessible resources at comprehensive and teaching institutions. This episode covers the differences between these institutions and offers solutions to increase student success and sense of self...
2023-08-3043 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 53: "Leadership for Public Purpose: MSIs & the CEC" w/ Carla Ortega-Santori & Stef JohnsonIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Carla Ortega-Santori, Strategic Initiatives Manager at the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University and Stefanie Johnson, Director at the Doerr Institute. In collaboration with the American Council on Education, they launched the Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose (CEC LPP). Throughout the episode, they explore CEC LPP and its impact on leadership development in higher education. Carla and Stefanie discuss the motivations behind its creation, eligibility criteria, success stories from participating institutions, and its intersection with goals of diversifying leadership, enhancing equity, and fostering justice...
2023-08-1033 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 52: "How to Start a Registered Apprenticeship" with Ginger AllisonIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Ginger Allison, Director at Jobs for the Future (JFF) – working with the Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning. As part of our partnership with JFF, we dive into the long-standing disparities within Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs across the country and how Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) can help bring transformative change. Ginger shares her experience and mission, focusing on the vital task of offering increased opportunities and technical assistance to MSIs that may want to begin their own RA programs yet don’t know where to begin. Ginger emphasizes the extensive bene...
2023-07-2532 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 51: "Supporting and Uplifting Women of Color in STEM Education" with Shetay Ashford-HanserdIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, guest host and Visiting Scholar Bianca Neal invited Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies at Texas State University, to talk about her journey in impacting diversity and cultural wealth of STEM academics. Inspired and encouraged by the successful women in her life, Shetay aims to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and supportive environment for students and scholars of color – especially Black and Latina women. She sheds light on the need to broaden the participation of women of color and historically underrepresented groups in...
2023-05-0432 min
Devoted In The Daily41. L is for..God loves our Laments!! Let's also talk Leisure and Legalism.
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.
◑Faves: Love (duh), laughter, life-giving activities, lemon curd...
◑ Thinkin': LAMENT
++ What is Lament? A lament is a prayer expressing sorrow, pain, or confusion. Lament should be the chief way Christians process grief in God's presence. Because many Christians have grown up in churches which always look on the bright side, lament can be jarring. (openthebible.org)
++The real, raw beauty of the Psalms - it allows us to bare ourselves at His feet.
++God's comfort & strength gets revealed in the lament
++ Make the exchange!
++ We get an impartation in the exchange as we bare...
2023-05-0131 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 50: "How Hip Hop Empowers Civic Development in Higher Education" with Raphael TravisIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, guest host and Visiting Scholar Bianca Neal invited Raphael Travis, professor and the MSW Program Director at Texas State University in the School of Social Work, to talk about his research and practice in social work and public health for social minority communities. His work is rooted in bringing Hip Hop culture into academia. Raphael dives into the impact of Hip Hop on personal development and self expression. He also emphasizes the significance of Hip Hop education in improving juvenile justice. Shedding light on higher education, his CREATE Lab at Texas...
2023-04-1352 min
Varying ViewpointsEpisode 49: "The Academic Parity Movement: Uprooting Academic Bullying" w/ Morteza MahmoudiIn this episode of the Varying Viewpoints podcast series, we invited Morteza Mahmoudi, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Precision Health Program at Michigan State University and Co-Founder of the Academic Parity Movement, to speak with us about his work in academic bullying. Morteza tells us of his decision to co-create the Academic Parity Movement, as the organization attempts to create a platform of support for academics in all sectors that face academic bullying. Having dealt with the issue himself, Morteza explains the multi-level issue in the context of funding, differences in disciplines, and the differential treatment of international academics. He...
2023-03-1336 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 48: "COVID-related Mental Health Challenges" w/ Glennis Daniels & Katherine C. AquinoIn this episode of the “Varying Viewpoints” podcast, we invited Glennis Daniels Bacchus, ADA/higher education consultant, and Katherine C. Aquino, assistant professor at Saint John's University, to highlight their recent surveys on how Long COVID and COVID-related mental health challenges have been affecting students in higher education. The surveys also explored how disability service offices have been serving students at MSIs – and beyond – during this difficult time. By focusing on the experiences of disability resources and support during the pandemic, they have uncovered that supporting individuals with disabilities experiencing the effects of Long COVID and COVID-related mental health concerns has been a...
2023-02-0236 min
Varying ViewpointsEpisode 47: "Young, Gifted, & Diverse: Origins of the New Black Elite" with Camille CharlesIn this episode, we spoke with Camille Z. Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg, Professor in the Social Sciences in the Departments of Sociology and Africana Studies, at the University of Pennsylvania. Camille discusses her new book, Young, Gifted, & Diverse: Origins of the New Black Elite. Camille highlights diversity among the new educated Black elite—those graduating from America’s selective colleges and universities in the early 21st century. This internal diversity alongside political consensus complicates assumptions about both a monolithic Black experience and the future of Black political solidarity. In addition to highlighting diversity among the newly educated Blac...
2022-12-1340 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 46: "Juggling it All: The Balance Between Family, Work, and Education" with Raquel MuñizIn this episode, Leah Hollis, Visiting Scholar at the Proctor Institute spoke with Raquel Muñiz, Assistant Professor at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College. Due to familial obligations, women often take jobs or proceed through their careers constrained by numerous responsibilities. Raquel shares her experience “inheriting” a large family during her J.D./Ph.D studies and how she was able to navigate juggling several aspects of her life. Her unique story provides strategies for work life balance while seeking her degrees and progressing to a tenure track position.
2022-11-2929 min
Devoted In The Daily19. the Joy of Obedience...Let's talk about it!!!TARGET!!
*1 Samuel 15:32 ICB *Psalm 37 *Romans 12:2 *Proverbs 3:5-6 *Galatians 5:16-25 *Luke 11:28
Good intentions are great but obedience is better than sacrifice. Sometimes we find ourselves collecting dandelions to give God, rather than walking in the obedience the Lord has asked of us; so the question is, "Are you giving God a handful of weeds instead of obeying?” As we walk in obedience, with understanding or not, we can rest that every step of obedience is purposed!!! Take a deeper dive into the obedience episode notes and all the other cool things happening here!
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2022-11-1438 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 45: "The Lost Promise: Academic Freedom and its Historical Context" with Ellen SchreckerIn this episode, we invited Ellen Schrecker, Professor Emerita of History at Yeshiva University, to discuss her new book: “The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s.” Ellen provides an overview of higher education in the 1960s and how contemporary American higher education compares. She highlights the historical and social context of universities and their involvement in major historical developments of the time period such as the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movements, and economic crises. Ellen emphasizes the distinction between academic freedom and freedom of speech, and how it has been lost over time.
2022-11-0438 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 44: "Digital (In)Equity: How Assumptions Shape the Tech Field" with Cassidy PuckettIn this episode, we invited Cassidy Puckett, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Emory University and author of Redefining Geek: Bias and the Five Hidden Habits of Tech-Savvy Teens. Cassidy describes her research findings on digital equity and how these sexist, racist, and classist assumptions about “natural ability” and “natural differences” shape tech participation. She notes how to best support young people of all backgrounds as they navigate technology, and recommends that parents, educators, and researchers reframe their understanding of the “pipeline problem” that funnels the dominant group into technology fields. Finally, Cassidy provides tangible tips for recognizing the emerging...
2022-10-1725 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 43: “More Than a Score: Moving Away from the Standardized Test” with Joseph SoaresIn this episode, one of our 2022 John Smartt Summer Scholar interns, Lesley Rivas, spoke with Joseph Soares, Professor of Sociology at Wake Forest University. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic higher education institutions were forced to rethink their admissions processes, specifically in terms of standardized exams. As a result, many institutions adopted test-optional policies which has carried over into present day admission practices. Throughout the episode, Joseph defines “college-readiness” for high school students, evaluates the inequities of standardized testing, and proposes a space to re-imagine college preparation in K-12 classrooms. Joseph concludes the conversation by looking at a unique oppo...
2022-10-1347 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 42: "What Does Campus Action Planning Look Like?" with the SLSV CoalitionIn this episode, we invited Julie Wu, Maya Patel, and Alexis Vanderhoof to speak on the one major tactic used by students at college and university campuses across the country – action planning. Julie Wu is the Youth Programs Manager & Creative Design Lead at Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote). Maya Patel is a graduate student getting a master's in public policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Alexis Vanderhoof is a junior at Georgia Gwinnett College and she is a democracy fellow with the Campus Vote Project. They are all affiliated with the Student Learn Student Vote Coalition (SLSV). Julie, Maya, and Al...
2022-10-0726 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 41: "Moving Beyond Performative Land Acknowledgements" with Theresa Stewart AmboIn this episode, Alicia Nani Reyes, a 2022 John Smartt Summer Scholar, spoke with Theresa Stewart Ambo, an assistant professor of educational studies at the University of California, San Diego. The majority of higher education institutions in the United States are settled on stolen Indigenous Land, which has led to those colleges and universities reckoning with their past in the form of land acknowledgments. These settler land acknowledgments address the historical dispossession of Indigenous Peoples, but often forget to recognize that these very communities are still here. Theresa speaks on her experience in engaging in research around critiquing the usage of...
2022-09-2155 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 40: "Next Steps for Student Veterans at MSIs" with Deja Joi BrewsterIn this episode we spoke with Deja Joi Brewster, Program Coordinator at Student Veterans of America (SVA). The conversation reflects on CMSI and SVA’s year-long partnership, which included podcast episodes and a robust social media campaign, how the partnership has benefitted student veterans at MSIs, and what SVA has planned next.
2022-09-0820 min
Devoted In The Daily9. Body Image... Let's talk about it!!!TARGET!!
> what *Romans 8:29 *Psalms 139:19 *1 Peter 3:4 *1 Corinthians 19:20 *1 Samuel 16:7
Do you ever struggle to feel wonderfully made or confident with the body God gave you? we all do in different ways. God loves originals; He is the potter, and we are a beautiful masterpiece, a wonderfully made vessel to carry out God's will. You are made in the image of Christ, you are a walking image of Christ, an image bearer of the one who created us!
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2022-09-0538 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 39: "It Takes A Village: Civic Professionalism in the 816" with Ajamu WebsterIn this episode, Alexis Weatherspoon, a 2022 John Smart Summer Scholar intern, spoke with Ajamu Webster, a professional engineer and president of Du Bois Consultants. Ajamu started his own structural and civil engineering firm in 1988, and has volunteered countless hours to serve Black students and the Black community through his firm. With the majority of civic professionalism research focusing on education professionals shaping the community, there has been an argument that “professionalism” is inaccessible to other communities, thus giving them less agency to solve systemic injustices. What happens when professionals within the community take on the responsibility to promote civic engagement and...
2022-08-2448 min
Devoted In The Daily6. Wifehood…Let’s talk about it!!!!TARGET!!
*Genesis 3:16 *1 Peter 3:1-7 *Genesis 20:1-16 *1 Samuel 25
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*“Your desire will be for your husband and He will rule over you” Gen. 3:16 This could possibly lead us to make our husbands an idol. It is important to always remember that the Lord is our first husband, our first love. *The Lord uses our husband as a vessel of love, His love for us. *We can not expect what the Lord gives to be fully given from our spouse. *The Lord leaves...
2022-08-1541 min
Devoted In The Daily2. Productivity and Works..Let's talk about it!!!!TARGET!!
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John 4:14 Jeremiah 17:7-8 Job 35:7 Ephesians 2:8-10 Colossians 3:23 James 2:17-26 1 Samuel 9,10 Philippiansthe 4:13 Exodus 20:8
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How can I serve Christ?! did I fall into the trap of doing things out of works and not by faith?
Find a Balance between effort and relaxation!
Between doing and being
Works can be a slippery slope, we do not want to find ourselves being apathetically passive expecting God to open every door but we also do not want to fall into a place of striving with a constant “let's make this h...
2022-07-3135 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 38: "The Crucial Role of Cybersecurity Programs at MSIs" w/ Thaier Hayajneh & Amelia EstwickIn this episode, the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institution (CMSI) has a conversation with their new partner Fordham Center for Cybersecurity’s -Cybersecurity Education Diversity Initiative (CEDI). In this introductory discussion, we spoke with CEDI Co-Chairs, Thaier Hayajneh and Amelia Estwick. Thaier and Amelia provide an overview of CEDI’s mission, accomplishments, and goals. They address the importance of diversification in cybersecurity, the pathways to cybersecurity success for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), as well as the necessity of constructing a professional pipeline within the cybersecurity workforce. In part of this partnership, CMSI is conducting targeted outreach via social media to i...
2022-06-1629 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 37: "Key Challenges Facing Higher Education in South Africa" with Naziema JappieIn this episode, Naziema Jappie, a visiting scholar at the Proctor Institute and the Director of the Center of Higher Education at the University of Cape Town, talks with Marybeth Gasman, the Executive Director of Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute and Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions, about the complexity of social justice, diversity, and inclusion in South African higher education systems. Naziema delves deep into the history of South Africa and how it has played a significant role in the formation of higher education institutions today. She also discusses her journey in higher education, her justice-oriented research on Black women...
2022-05-0428 min
Feminism, Women’s Stories: The Creative Process: Empowering Stories, Inspiring Women, Gender Equality, Women's Rights & EmpowermentMarybeth Gasman · Author of Doing the Right Thing: How to End Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring · Exec. Director, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (Highlights)“We all have things to learn when it comes to these diversity-related issues or issues of identity. We have so much to learn. Just because, let's say, you’re a person of color, it doesn't necessarily mean that you are going to be accepting of transgender individuals. You might have some real hangups. Or you could be transgender and have some hangups around people of color, all around the spectrum. You can be a woman who doesn't support women. You can be a woman who doesn't support women trans-women. There are all of these kinds of things that I thin...
2022-03-2900 min
Feminism, Women’s Stories: The Creative Process: Empowering Stories, Inspiring Women, Gender Equality, Women's Rights & EmpowermentMarybeth Gasman · Author of Doing the Right Thing: How to End Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring · Exec. Director, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (48 mins)Marybeth Gasman is the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair, a Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research at Rutgers University. Her areas of expertise include U.S. history, HBCUs, racism, philanthropy, and leadership. She is the author or editor of 30 books, including Envisioning Black Colleges (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007), Educating a Diverse Nation (Harvard University Press, 2015), Making Black Scientists (Harvard University Press, 2019), and Doing the Right Thing: How to End Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring (Princeton University, 2022). She is Executive Director of Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions. · www.marybethgasman.net
2022-03-2900 min
The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, SustainabilityDoing the Right Thing: How to End Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring - MARYBETH GASMAN - Highlights“We all have things to learn when it comes to these diversity-related issues or issues of identity. We have so much to learn. Just because, let's say, you’re a person of color, it doesn't necessarily mean that you are going to be accepting of transgender individuals. You might have some real hangups. Or you could be transgender and have some hangups around people of color, all around the spectrum. You can be a woman who doesn't support women. You can be a woman who doesn't support women trans-women. There are all of these kinds of things that I thin...
2022-03-2912 minThe Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: 2022-2023Doing the Right Thing: How to End Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring - MARYBETH GASMAN - Highlights“We all have things to learn when it comes to these diversity-related issues or issues of identity. We have so much to learn. Just because, let's say, you’re a person of color, it doesn't necessarily mean that you are going to be accepting of transgender individuals. You might have some real hangups. Or you could be transgender and have some hangups around people of color, all around the spectrum. You can be a woman who doesn't support women. You can be a woman who doesn't support women trans-women. There are all of these kinds of things that I thin...
2022-03-2900 min
The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, SustainabilityMARYBETH GASMAN - Exec. Director, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity & Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving InstitutionsMarybeth Gasman is the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair, a Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research at Rutgers University. Her areas of expertise include U.S. history, HBCUs, racism, philanthropy, and leadership. She is the author or editor of 30 books, including Envisioning Black Colleges (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007), Educating a Diverse Nation (Harvard University Press, 2015), Making Black Scientists (Harvard University Press, 2019), and Doing the Right Thing: How to End Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring (Princeton University, 2022). She is Executive Director of Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions. · www.marybethgasman.net
2022-03-2948 minThe Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: 2022-2023MARYBETH GASMAN - Exec. Director, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity & Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving InstitutionsMarybeth Gasman is the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair, a Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research at Rutgers University. Her areas of expertise include U.S. history, HBCUs, racism, philanthropy, and leadership. She is the author or editor of 30 books, including Envisioning Black Colleges (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007), Educating a Diverse Nation (Harvard University Press, 2015), Making Black Scientists (Harvard University Press, 2019), and Doing the Right Thing: How to End Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring (Princeton University, 2022). She is Executive Director of Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions. · www.marybethgasman.net
2022-03-2900 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 36: "Achieving Racial Equity in Health, Physical Activity, and Education" w/ Tara BlackshearIn this episode, Leah P. Hollis, a visiting scholar of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice, invited Tara Blackshear, Assistant Professor at Towson University, Equity Scholar, and Educational Consultant of Health, Physical Activity, and Education, to join her for a conversation. The discussion explores physical, social, and economic structures impeding health and physical activity in Black communities, specifically among Black girls and women, across the United States. Tara provided insight into the intricate connections between racial inequities, physical engagement, and success in academics. Their conversation concludes with Tara discussing her upcoming book Critical Race Studies in...
2022-03-2325 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 35: "Career Mapping in The Great Resignation" with Tierney BatesIn this episode, Anna-Kaye, one of our Visiting Scholars, invited Tierney Bates, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Special Projects and Executive Director at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to join us. Anna-Kaye and Tierney discuss career mapping for professionals that work in higher education and why colleges are having trouble retaining employees. In the conversation, Tierney challenges the often bureaucratic policies in higher education and unpacks why he believes the policies are preventing talent advancement within the field. When advising those on the job market, Tierney breaks down performance and relationship currency and how they both benefit candidates...
2022-03-0952 min
Defining US: Voices of ChangeEpisode 12. Marybeth Gasman: Talking About RaceDefining Us uses the power of media and the promise of education to inspire educators to join the conversation on the socio-political cultural issues that matter. In this episode of Defining Us…Stacey DeWitt is joined by Marybeth Gasman, the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education, a Distinguished Professor, and the Associate Dean for Research in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She also serves as the Executive Director of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity & Justice and the Executive Director of the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions. In this conversation Marybeth and Stacey dis...
2022-03-0631 min
Defining US: Voices of ChangeEpisode 12. Marybeth Gasman: Talking About RaceDefining Us uses the power of media and the promise of education to inspire educators to join the conversation on the socio-political cultural issues that matter. In this episode of Defining Us…Stacey DeWitt is joined by Marybeth Gasman, the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education, a Distinguished Professor, and the Associate Dean for Research in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She also serves as the Executive Director of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity & Justice and the Executive Director of the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions. In this conversation Marybeth and Sta...
2022-03-0631 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 34: "Getting the Most Out of College" with Elliot FelixIn this episode, we invited Elliot Felix, founder and CEO of brightspot strategy, to join us. Higher education has changed dramatically over the last decade. Specifically when it comes to defining student success, from an academic standpoint, a social stance, and a career stance. Building on Elliot Felix’s new book, How to Get the Most out of College, this podcast explores the concept of higher education today and how students can design their college experience and tailor it to fit their needs.
2022-02-2832 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 33: "The Contemporary Student Veteran" with Jared LyonIn this episode, we continue our discussion with the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions’ (CMSI) new partner, Student Veterans of America (SVA). In this discussion, Marybeth Gasman, CMSI and Proctor Institute Executive Director and Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education, spoke with Jared Lyon, SVA President and CEO. During their conversation, Jared provides intimate insight into the student veteran experience on college campuses, specifically at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The conversation addresses SVA’s mission to foster veteran inclusivity, veteran representation, and leadership for active student veterans and alumni. Jared emphasizes SVA’s various services, strong alumni network, profes...
2022-02-1651 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 32: "Using Our History to Dismantle Racism" with Chris SpanIn this episode, we invited Chris Span, historian, Chief of Staff, and Associate Chancellor for Administration and PreK-12 Initiatives at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, to join us. Chris emphasizes the power of using our history as a strategic tool to dismantle racism by educating our family members, our students, friends, and colleagues of past events. Additionally, Chris delves into how the Black Lives Matter movement echoes the same fight as the Civil Rights Movement, but generations later. We often see history repeating itself, which means that little has changed. To combat this, Chris touches on the importance of emphasizing...
2022-01-2851 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 31: "HBCUs and LGBTQIA+ Student Affairs" with Jonathan WesleyIn this episode, Naomi Simmons-Thorne and Latrice Johnson, two of our 2021 John Smartt Summer Scholars, invited Jonathan Wesley, Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion in Academics at Southern New Hampshire University. Jonathan is an interdisciplinary practitioner, artist, academic, and activist with huge dreams of leading inclusive and safe communities for LGBTQIA+ students. He shares his experience migrating from New Jersey to pursue his education in the south and talks about his research on the LGBTQIA+ community, intersectionality, religion, education, and sociology. Jonathan further discusses the importance of having inclusive institutional leaders who advocate for LGBTQIA+ issues, the importance of community...
2021-12-141h 01Varying ViewpointsEpisode 30: "Higher Education Advocacy through Military Support" with Siobhan NorrisIn this episode, Deja Joi Brewster, Program Coordinator at Student Veterans of America (SVA), invited Siobhan Norris, Associate Vice Chancellor of Military Affairs at Fayetteville State University (FSU), veteran, mentor, and SVA advocate, to talk about the significance of student veteran support on college campuses. The interview highlights FSU, an Historically Black University based in North Carolina, and its robust and innovative degree programs rooted in the liberal arts tradition. Siobhan talks about FSU, which is recognized as a Purple Heart Institution, and shares the institution’s rich military history. As FSU is home to over 1,700 military connected students that ma...
2021-11-1839 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 29: "Persisting in Academia as a Black Woman" with Tina Fletcher and Trina FletcherIn this episode, we invited Tina Fletcher and Trina Fletcher to join in a conversation about Black women in the academy. Tina is a Ph.D. Candidate in Education Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Trina is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Florida International University. The twins, who grew up in a small town in Arkansas, share the lessons learned on their academic journeys as well as anecdotes about the supportive influences they had throughout their lives. This interview illuminates the importance of encouraging Black women to pursue Ph.Ds and the factors institutions must consider to retain...
2021-11-0251 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 28: "Student Veterans at MSIs Are More Common Than You Think" with Deja Joi BrewsterIn this episode, we are celebrating a new partnership between the Proctor Institute and the Student Veterans of America (SVA). We spoke with Program Coordinator at SVA, Deja Joi Brewster, about SVA’s mission, her experience working with student veterans, and the resources that are available to all student veterans, specifically those at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Joi highlights the many chapters and policy achievements of SVA and the student veterans already on MSI campuses that have the power to orchestrate tangible change with the help of SVA.
2021-10-0728 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 27: "Graduation and Retention at TCUs" with Monte RandallIn this episode, Ariadna Manzo and Alex Reyes, two of our 2021 John Smartt Summer Scholars, invited Monte Randall, president of The College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) and one of our MSI Aspiring Leaders, to discuss the graduation and retention efforts that CMN has engaged in to support their Native American/Indigenous student population. The goal of this episode is for higher education professionals to gain awareness of the support they can offer to student success efforts of Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). Monte spoke about the trauma and experiences that Native populations face and how that impacts their approach...
2021-09-2234 min
Varying ViewpointsEpisode 26: "Staying Inspired in the Professoriate" with Laura CastañedaIn this episode, Bianca Neal, Visiting Scholar at the Proctor Institute, hosted an interview with Laura Castañeda, an award-winning professor of professional practice in the USC Annenberg School of Journalism. Before joining USC Annenberg, she taught at Temple University and worked as a staff writer, editor and columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, and The Associated Press in San Francisco, New York, and Mexico. In an effort to inform and equip the younger generation of Latinas navigating through academia, Laura talks about her progressive interest in journalism studies and how it shaped her adventurous career p...
2021-09-2140 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 25: "Soaring Through Academia as a Latina" with Gloria MartinezIn this episode, Bianca Neal, Visiting Scholar at the Proctor Institute, hosted an interview with Gloria Martinez, Professor in the Department of Sociology at Texas State University. Having mentored over 30 undergraduate and graduate students, she is also the Director for Center for Diversity and Gender Studies and the inaugural Director of Latina/o Studies minor at the institution. In an effort to amplify the voices of Latinas in the professoriate, Gloria talks about her experience growing up in a small, rural village in Pine Canyon, California, where school was a bit more isolated than others. She shares how much of...
2021-08-3041 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 24: "Leading During A Pandemic" with Thomas HudsonIn this episode, we invited Thomas Hudson, President of Jackson State University (JSU), to join us. As only the second alumnus of JSU to become president, President Hudson stepped into the role in early 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was ramping up. President Hudson speaks to Proctor Institute Executive Director Marybeth Gasman about his journey toward becoming president of Jackson State, what leading during COVID looks like, and what his future goals are for the institution.
2021-08-1020 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 23: "An Overview of Critical Race Theory" with Aaron Griffen and Angel JonesIn this episode, Visiting Scholar Tanishia Williams spoke with Aaron Griffen and Angel Jones, two critical race theory (CRT) scholars. Throughout the episode, Tanishia, Aaron, and Angel, with the help of founding CRT scholars, provide a definition of CRT, an explanation of the role CRT plays in education, and a recourse to debunk myths about CRT.
2021-07-2033 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 22: "College Students 31 Years After the ADA" with Gavin SteigerIn this episode, Hunter Hornsby, one of our research interns, invited Gavin Steiger, Director of Disability Services at Texas State University, to join us. They unpack what it means to have a disability and how to ensure proper accommodations at higher education institutions. Gavin shares his personal experience with disability and how this has influenced his work on accessibility at colleges and universities. Hunter and Gavin emphasize the importance of mental and physical disability accommodations and eliminating unintentional barriers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, for overall student success in higher education.
2021-07-0726 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 21: "Resisting Colonial Racist Behaviors at Tribal Colleges" with Joseph Angel de SotoIn this episode, Leah Hollis, Visiting Scholar at the Proctor Institute, hosted an interview with Joseph Angel de Soto, STEM Professor at Diné College, a tribal college in Tsaile, Arizona. Joseph shared that he decided to teach in the Southwest at a tribal college because he saw it as an opportunity to work with individuals with a similar culture to the culture he grew up around. He also discusses how tribal law is a major part of tribal college culture, and how Diné operates within the Navajo concepts of thinking, planning, living, and assuring when it comes to decision making. Jo...
2021-06-0949 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 20: "Beyond the Border" with Aida Isela RamosIn this episode, Bianca Neal, Visiting Scholar at the Proctor Institute, hosted an interview with Aida Isela Ramos, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. In an effort to offer guidance for Latinas navigating academia and the professoriate, Aida talks about her academic experiences growing up in harsh educational environments as well as the challenges, the struggles, and the beauty that were all associated with her journey. Being a daughter of Mexican immigrants living on the border of Mexico in El Paso, Texas, Aida shares the steps she took to build confidence to dive deeper into her...
2021-06-0344 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 19: "Discussing the Jewish Perspective at HBCUs" with Joseph DrewIn this episode, Leah Hollis, one of our fabulous visiting scholars and Associate Professor at Morgan State University, invited Joseph Drew, a professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus and a former professor at the University of District of Columbia, to join us. They unpack what it means to be a Jewish scholar at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) and the general relationship between Jewish people and African American people. Joseph highlights his experience growing up during the Civil Rights Movement and how this shaped him into the person he is today. Additionally, Joseph notes the inherent...
2021-03-3135 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 18: "Inspire and Educate" with Freddy ShegogIn this episode, we invited Frederick Shegog, founder of The Message, LLC and notable keynote speaker, to join us. During the interview, Frederick talks about how his challenging, yet eye-opening experiences inspired him to become the leader he is today. He shares how important it is to empower communities and encourage self-awareness in students who often experience self-doubt. Frederick speaks about how crucial it is to obtain effective mentorship in college professors who encourage your growth and help to increase your network. He also shares how essential it is to practice meditation, surround yourself with positive people, exercise, and have...
2021-03-1717 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 16: "Advocacy in Social Work" with Sarah ToddIn this episode, we invited Sarah Todd, social work professor and the director of Carleton University’s School of Social Work to join us and interview with our Communications Intern, Sharaya Morrison. Sarah’s background includes research in many areas related to social work and community practice. She touched on how broad social work in communities can be and further discusses what whiteness and privilege look like in marginalized communities. Sarah also shares how important it is for white people to take full advantage of their privilege by using it to advocate for economically disadvantaged communities.
2021-02-1014 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 17: "Teach, Speak, Create" with Michael HicksIn this episode, we invited Michael Hicks, assistant professor of education at Centenary College of Louisiana, to join us. Michael talks to us about his role as an educator of future educators and how he teaches leadership techniques. He created the “Teach, Speak, Create” model in an effort to inspire himself and others to be effective leaders, especially through the lenses of diversity, inclusion, and equity in K-12 and higher education. Michael concludes with a discussion about the experiences and the values that continue to propel him to be authentic, to champion fairness, and to advocate for justice.
2021-01-2744 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 15: "Trauma is An Invisible Backpack" with Karen GrossIn this episode, we invited Karen Gross, a consultant to non-profit schools, organizations, and governments, to join us. Karen’s work focuses on strategies for vulnerable student success across the K-20 pipeline, with a focus on the impact of trauma on educational outcomes. A frequent author, speaker, and commentator on issues in education, she is the author of the newly released, award-winning book Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door, where she addresses the omnipresence of trauma in education. Throughout this episode, Karen takes us through theories of trauma and highlights some of the tools and strategies to combat trau...
2020-12-1441 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 14: "Fulfilling Diversity or Fostering Genuine Inclusion?" with Yolanda WigginsIn this episode, we invited Yolanda Wiggins, an assistant professor of sociology at San Jose State University, to join us. Yolanda highlights her research on educational inequality and explores the role that families play in students' feelings of inclusion at higher education institutions. Additionally, Yolanda digs deeper into how diversity initiatives are often surface-level interventions that don't solve students' problems and her recommendations for how to mitigate this issue on college campuses. She mentions how Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) can learn from Historically Black Colleges and Universities' (HBCUs) models for student support, among other propositions, to help students of color...
2020-11-2549 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 13: "The Harms of Bad Statistics" with Ivory ToldsonIn this episode, we invited Ivory Toldson, a professor of Counseling Psychology at Howard University, president of Quality Education for Minorities (QEM), and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Negro Education to join us. Ivory highlights his substantial work around harmful repercussions of "B.S.," or bad statistics, and misinformation on Black people often found in media sources and sometimes 'reputable' research. Ivory also notes several common misconceptions about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
2020-11-1841 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 12: "Workplace Bullying: Breaking Down Barriers" with Loraleigh KeashlyIn this episode, we invited Loraleigh Keashly, a professor of Communications at Wayne State University to join us. Loraleigh talked about the topic of workplace bullying and how prominent this issue is becoming today, as people are becoming more open to sharing their experiences with bullying. Loraleigh notes how the generational shift in work culture has been a huge help towards addressing workplace bullying especially since the younger population tends to be more focused on the quality of their work environments. She also offers some helpful tips and strategies for navigating workplace bullying within and outside of academia.
2020-10-2851 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 11: "The Presence of Workplace Bullying: Effects of Chronic Stress" with Ingrid TullochIn this episode of the “Varying Viewpoints” podcast series, we invited Ingrid Tulloch, an assistant professor at Morgan State University and director of Morgan State’s Animal Research Facility, to join us to discuss workplace bullying. Ingrid specializes in the Neurobiology of Risky Behavior, and uses her research to identify the role of chemicals in the brain - specifically inflammatory cytokine genes - when individuals respond to common stressors and chronic stress. She defines the stressors that may be prevalent in an individual’s life, and explains the connection between chronic stressors and reliance on risky behaviors, and how these environm...
2020-10-2139 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 9: "Understanding the History of Higher Education" with Philo HutchesonIn this episode, we invited Philo Hutcheson, professor, higher education historian, and author of the book “A People's History of American Higher Education,” to join us. In this interview, Philo talks about the importance of studying the history of higher education and why it is important to understand the foundations on which our colleges and universities are built upon. Philo argues that issues such as race, class, and gender cannot be ignored within higher education and encourages administrators to glean lessons from our past to gain more knowledge on approaching present challenges related to student support and equity.
2020-09-3056 minVarying ViewpointsEpisode 10:" No Justice, No Peace, and Campus Police" with Roderick FergusonIn this episode, our John Smartt Summer Scholars Steffi Huynh, Tiyana Herring, and Miranda Febus invited Roderick Ferguson, Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and American Studies at Yale University, to join them. Roderick talks about police presence on campus and the impact it has on students, especially as it relates to race, gender, and sexuality. Roderick briefly discussed the Jackson State Massacre that occurred in 1970, during which Black student protestors were shot and killed by police officers, and shared how student protestors, particularly Black students, are still regarded and labeled as criminals and thugs on college campuses.
2020-09-1615 minVarying ViewpointsEp 7: "Dismantling American Exceptionalism and Deconstructing White Privilege" with Kate SlaterIn this episode, we invited Kate Slater, Associate Director and Manager of Programs for the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) and lecturer at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Kate tells us of her work with the IRT, as the organization attempts to move towards racial equity in the educational sector, and her passion for engaging in anti-racist work, both as a scholar and an educator. Kate highlights the course that she teaches at UNH, “Teaching Race,” and the ‘unlearning/relearning’ approach that she has developed for White students to conceptualize and deconstruct their White privilege. Kate aims to reconstr...
2020-08-2639 min
Theovlogy@Theovlogy @170 - "Preaching the New Testament Again" (English)A conversation with Dr. Yung Suk Kim, Associate Professor of New Testament Studies New Testament and Early Christianity at Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University, on his recent book Preaching the New Testament Again: Faith, Freedom, and Transformation (2019).
Short Bio: Yung Suk Kim is a Korean-American biblical scholar and author. Kim is Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University in Richmond. He studied in Korean and American schools. Kim holds the following degrees: a PhD degree in the area of New Testament st...
2020-07-311h 02Varying ViewpointsEp. 1: "AANAPISIs" with Thai-Huy Nguyen and Dolly NguyenIn this episode, we collaborate with the National Center on Institutional Diversity (NCID) at the University of Michigan to share research and provide insight into the American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) designation. Thai-Huy Nguyen, Assistant Professor of Education at Seattle University, and Bach Mai Dolly Nguyen, Assistant Professor of Education at Oregon State University, discuss the significance of the AANAPISI designation and how the designation is a signal of support and resources provided for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) collegians. Both researchers also talk about their role in recent series produced by NCID, What Are AANAPISIs...
2020-07-0226 minVarying ViewpointsEp 2: "Yeah, Mentoring Matters, but Let's Talk About Sponsorship" with Levon T. EstersIn this episode, we invited Levon T. Esters, Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication at Purdue University, to talk about how he approaches mentoring students and strategies for positioning graduate students of color for career advancement. Levon is also the Director of the award-winning Mentoring@Purdue program (M@P) and discusses how he uses his mentoring philosophy and sponsorship to support underrepresented graduate students in the STEM-based agricultural and life sciences disciplines in Purdue University’s College of Agriculture.
Listen to this episode to learn more about how Levon helps foster excellence in his advisees, an...
2020-07-0219 minVarying ViewpointsEp. 4: "Advocating for Voting Rights: A Students Perspective" with Evan MarlbroughIn this episode, we invited Evan Marlbrough, Vote Everywhere Ambassador for the Andrew Goodman Foundation and Student President for the Young Democrats at Georgia State University, to join us. Evan talks about his experience as a student voting rights activist on campus and his involvement with the Andrew Goodman Foundation as an outlet for advocating for increased student voting on campus. As a student leader, Evan encourages students to become more democratically engaged and seeks to educate young people on the power and value of their voice in policy implementation and change.
Listen to this episode to learn more about...
2020-07-0214 minVarying ViewpointsEp. 3: "It Takes a Community" with President Marcheta EvansIn this episode, we invite Marcheta Evans, President of Bloomfield College, an institution that is dually designated as a Predominately Black Institution (PBI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). President Evans talks about her road to becoming president of Bloomfield, the factors that have influenced her interest in leading the 150-year institution, and some of the initiatives she plans to enact as president.
Listen to this episode to learn more about President Evans' journey to becoming the first Black woman to be president of PBI/HSI Bloomfield College.
2020-07-0219 minVarying ViewpointsEp. 5: "Does Higher Ed Provide Enough?" with Michael SorrellIn this episode, we invited Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College, a Historically Black College, to join us. President Sorrell talks to Proctor Institute Executive Director Marybeth Gasman about his journey toward becoming president of Paul Quinn, his transformative efforts to restructure higher education so as to better serve the needs of under-resourced students and communities, and how other institutions can implement similar changes.
2020-07-0258 minVarying ViewpointsEp. 6: "Authenticity in Public Spaces" with Elmira MangumIn this episode, we invited Elmira Mangum, the founder and CEO of EM Plus 3 LLC and the former president of Florida A&M University, to join us. Though it was never a goal of hers, Elmira shares her journey to becoming the first woman president of the university, what she has learned from holding various leadership positions, and how she applies leadership lessons to all of her professional endeavors. As the current CEO of EM Plus 3 LLC, Elmira focuses on leadership training, efficiency analysis, revenue enhancement, and financial planning in higher education. Elmira has also worked as a mentor for...
2020-07-0236 minVarying ViewpointsEp. 8: "Student Voice and Student Choice" with Josue FalaiseIn this episode, we invited Josue Falaise, CEO of GOMO Educational Services, to join us. GOMO Educational Services is an organization that provides professional development and executive-level training that focuses on equity to build the capacity of adults in fostering student agency. Josue highlights his professional career, where he started as an elementary school teacher and later became a middle and high school educator. There, he was able to see K-12 curricula and methods of socialization first hand, which led him to seek and create tangible change.
2020-07-0214 min
Conejo Church SermonsStone Of Help 1-12-20Today ill be preaching about the “Stone of Help” from I Samuel 7. We will hear stories from a few of your friends at Conejo about their “rock words”, and we will give you more time to listen for your word for the year.visit us at: conejochurch.com
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The Avid Reader ShowJoJo Moyes Still MeGood afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. When last we spoke with Jojo, dear listener, it was more than five years ago and Me Before You had just come out. No thronging crowds at book signings, no billion-dollar movies with Deanery’s and Gayle, no After Me and of course no Still Me her latest and last featuring Louisa Clark. Now of course she has had three novels on the NYT best sellers list and is translated into hundreds of languages. I am amazed that she’ll still talk to me—although I was amazed five y...
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