For today’s episode of Sippin' Tea w/BhD, Ty and Daphne welcome back Jamiere Abney, a Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions and Coordinator of Outreach for Opportunity & Inclusion at Colgate University. Together they use a critical lens to discuss the college admissions scandal, reparations, criminal justice, and the Boeing controversy. Specifically, they provide a brief overview of the college cheating scandal (7:47), discuss legal advantages within the college admissions process (10:50), and the potential consequences and implications of the scandal for the accused and for students from marginalized backgrounds (17:35). They then have a conversation about improving the college admissions process for all (26:48), including a discussion of fit (31:45) and increasing access for adult learners (42:42). Ty, Daphne, and Jamiere then give their take on recent conversations about reparations (48:10), including who should get reparations (53:44) and what reparations would look like in an ideal world (1:01:22). Finally they focus their attention on recent issues related to the enfranchisement of formerly incarcerated individuals in Florida (1:07:50), New Zealand’s political response to the recent shooting (1:14:10), and the Boeing 737 Max controversy (1:18:14). Ty closes with an interesting story about his experience with facial recognition software (1:26:12).

 

Other Topics Include:

00:30 - Catch up with Ty and Daphne

06:40 - Reintroduction of Jamiere Abney

 

Resources:

NY Times overview of the scandal

The Equality of Opportunity Project - Which colleges in America help the most children climb the income ladder?

Florida agreed to let felons vote. Now Republicans are trying to limit who is eligible.

Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network (FICGN)