Diversity Goes to Work

Today on the show, we welcome Sacha Thompson, founder of The Equity Equation, LLC, a diversity coaching and consulting firm based in the DC area. With nearly 20 years experience within education, nonprofits, and tech, Sacha has seen up close and personal the challenges executives face when they have good intentions, but don’t fully know how to turn those intentions into good action in the diversity and inclusion space. She helps the executives and leaders have the important dialogue they need to have and coaches them towards the necessary long-term changes they need to make to develop a culture of inclusion and equality.

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Welcome back to Season 2 of Diversity Goes to Work! Our guest today is the new Dean of the Mason School of Business Todd Mooradian. Todd was a fixture in the Mason School for nearly 30 years serving as both a faculty member and Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs. He left in 2017 to serve as the Dean of the College of Business at the University of Louisville. His commitment to DEI work runs deep and has had a huge impact on our own DEI efforts here at the Mason School. 

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Today on our third and final Summer Student Takeover episode, Alicia Scott, Maddie George, and Bella Easton cover disability accommodation in the workplace. They’ll be covering three major areas: Disability legislation, the administrative realm of disability, and what the future holds for disability accommodations. They’ll also be joined by Debbie Howe, the Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer at William & Mary to discuss administration in regards to disability accommodations in the workplace.

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Today on the second episode of our mini Summer Student Takeover series, Junior Katie Stevenson and Sophomore Mohammad Ali and Eugenio Masari explore issues of gender identity within athletics. Beginning with Lia Thomas - a transgender woman - finishing first in a Division 1 National Championship in Woman’s Swimming, our hosts look at other issues around gender identity in the world of sport. They also welcome Isaac Henning to discuss his experiences as a trans athlete.

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Today on a special show, we start our Summer Student Takeover series with an episode about the gender pay gap. Join hosts Tasia Ricks, a Junior at William & Mary, Senior Will Casale, and Senior Katherine Davis as they discuss historical events that have contributed to the gender pay gap, current issues surrounding inequality in pay, and what to do to help ensure women get equal pay in the workforce. They also welcome Dr. Nicole Pyer and Professor Phil Wagner to discuss gender pay disparity.

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Today we’re continuing our conversation on aging and age diversity in the world of work with a true expert, Dr. Kathy Black. She is a professor of aging studies at the University of South Florida, a Next Avenue Top-50 National Influencer in Aging, Hartford Geriatric Social Work Factory Scholar, and an advisor for Age Friendly Sarasota. She joins host Phil Wagner to discuss aging in the workplace, what drives her personal interest in creating age-friendly spaces, what makes an “age-friendly” workspace, and so much more.

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Today we are delighted to be joined by Kathleen Slevin, the Chancellor Professor Emeritus of Sociology at William & Mary. Kate is an award-winning researcher, teacher, and thought leader. She has served in a variety of administrative capacities at William & Mary, including Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. Kate studies the intersections of age and other mechanisms of social inequality, and joins us today to talk about ageism in the world of work and what we can do to combat it.

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Today on the show we’re joined by an alum of William & Mary, Amalhin Shek.  She has spent the last 8 years working for US Aid in a variety of different capacities; from COVID-19 response to Malaria response in Latin America and the Caribbean. She brings an impressive background in research, planning, and strategy, and today discusses what it’s like to work in the field of advocacy in various different countries around  the globe.

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

On today’s episode we take a deep dive into neurodiversity. Our guest is Michael John Carley, an author, school and business consultant, and the former Executive Director in the autism, neurodiversity, mental health, disability, and DE&I worlds. He joins host Phil Wagner to discuss the world of work through the lens of neurodiversity.

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Dr. Jessica Grosholz is an Associate Professor of Criminology and the Campus Chair and Director of the Masters in Criminal Justice Program at the University of South Florida. She joins host Phil Wagner today to discuss how her work with incarcerated individuals folds into the larger diversity, equity, and inclusion conversation, the different challenges women face post-incarceration, what the best practices are for working alongside or leading post-incarcerated people, and much more.

If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.