#3Pillars Podcast

Assistant coach for Maine men's basketball Edniesha Curry details the inequality and oppression she faced as a young African-American in California.

UMass Lowell's Christian Lutete and UAlbany's Kelly Barkevich were named 2019-20 Man and Woman of the Year, respectively. Listen to their academic achievements, athletic excellence, service and leadership on this episode of the #3Pillars Podcast.

:00 - Intro

2:05 - Christian Lutete

20:54 - Kelly Barkevich

2019-20 America East Man of the Year Christian Lutete earned his Master's Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies after extensively researching systemic racism as a grad student at UMass Lowell.

LGBT SportSafe Co-Founder Eric Lueshen explains how recent court rulings will impact LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports and gives a broad scope of #SpreadRespect during Pride Month.

1:19 - Eric's background

6:21 - Impact of Supreme Court ruling

9:51 - Providing support for LGBTQ+ student-athletes

23:26 - Intersection of the Black Lives Matter movement and the LGBTQ+ community

Co-Founder of LGBT SportSafe Eric Lueshen explains how sports have evolved when it comes to inclusivity.

NJIT Associate Vice President and Athletic Director Lenny Kaplan and America East Commissioner Amy Huchthausen discuss the addition of NJIT as the 10th member institution of the conference.

1:36 - Joining America East

16:16 - Highlighting the fluidity of the move

25:54 - NJIT's previous conference affiliations (or lack thereof)

29:17 - One key anticipated benefit

Hear NJIT's journey from its Associate Vice President and Athletic Director Lenny Kaplan as well as perspective from America East Commissioner Amy Huchthausen.

UVM Associate Athletic Director Cathy Rahill discusses her activism against racism and what resources are now available at UVM and to others outside of the Vermont community.

1:50 - Speaking out on social injustice

7:30 - Anti-racism resources

18:22 - Dialogue amongst student-athletes

21:05 - UVM Town Hall

30:37 - Being a leader

UVM Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development and Academic Affairs Cathy Rahill shares insight into some of the conversations she has had with student-athletes around social injustice.

The second-ever America East Inspiration Award recipient, Josh Speidel relives his unforgettable senior night and his time at the University of Vermont since a near-deadly car accident.