In The Margins

In this episode of In the Margins, our two guests discuss the rise of the community college baccalaureate. Led by our host David Pluviose, Drs. Angela Kersenbrock and Debra Bragg discuss this unique and fast-growing segment of higher education.

As president of the Community College Baccalaureate Association and professor of higher education, respectively, Angela and Debra share their insights on higher education and the role of the community college baccalaureate in today's economy. Tune in as they explore topics such as a college's commitment to nontraditional students and its community, the relationship between policy-makers, industry, and institutions of learning, how COVID has impacted higher education, and much more.

Be sure not to miss this informative dialogue about the community college baccalaureate and how these two women are creating a clear pathway for underserved students to achieve a degree that may change their lives.

KEY POINTS:

• Why should community colleges offer bachelor's degrees?
• Importance of institutions maintaining an open-access mission
• The relationship between community colleges and their community
• How COVID has affected higher education
• Angela and Debra's work with policymakers

QUOTABLES:

"I think that's one of the things that is so attractive about community college baccalaureates is that they're built, hand in hand with industry, for industries need and for the communities need."

"What is our responsibility, as advocates for higher education and as policymakers, what is our responsibility to ensure that all students have that opportunity?"

GUEST INFORMATION:

https://www.diverseeducation.com/institu­tions/community-colleges/article/1511362­7/community-college-bachelors-degrees-he­lp-achieve-access-and-equity

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Your host, David Pluviose, catches up with longtime colleague Dr. Katrice Albert as she embarks on a new role as the Vice President for Institutional Diversity at the University of Kentucky (UK).

In this episode, David and Dr. Albert discuss access and opportunity in higher education, from student attraction to faculty recruitment and even alignment with the local community. With decades of experience and a longstanding reputation as a national leader in efforts around diversity, she aims to create a culture at UK where everyone feels that they belong and where every person in the state can have educational attainment.

Tune in as Dr. Albert shares her passion and insights on how to set an equity agenda on campus and make inclusive excellence a competitive advantage.

KEY POINTS:

• Who is Dr. Katrice Albert?
• Diversity challenges faced by higher education institutions
• A university's responsibility to its local community
• Recruitment and retention of diverse faculty
• Connecting intercollegiate athletics with access to higher education

QUOTABLES:

"I think that higher education should be the American covenant to every citizen."

GUEST INFORMATION:

National Leader Named UK Vice President for Institutional Diversity | uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/national-leader-named-uk-vice-president-institutional-diversity

Campus Message from President About New Vice President for Institutional Diversity | uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/campus­-message-president-about-new-vice-presid­ent-institutional-diversity

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In this episode, your host Dr. Jamal Watson sits down with Dr. Michael H. Gavin, newly appointed president of Delta College, to discuss his new book The New White Nationalism in Politics and Higher Education.

Tune in as Dr. Gavin reveals the influence of white nationalism not only in politics, but in higher education, and the need to challenge policies rooted in the comfort of past identities. He shares his ideas on educational access and how to turn institutions inside out from where they started, along with the impact COVID-19 has had on his new role at Delta College.

Don't miss this riveting discussion on new white nationalism and its role in our world. As Dr. Michael H. Gavin puts it, if you're not actively working against a system that oppresses, then you're part of it.

KEY POINTS:

• The inspiration behind Dr. Gavin's new book and the critical timing of its publication
• Understanding the relationship between white nationalism and higher education
• Rising activism and consciousness about the issues across college campuses
• How politics dictate funding for higher education institutions
• The danger of white complacency
• Dr. Mike Gavin's work as the new president of Delta College

QUOTABLES:

"There is a real strategic approach of very conservative ideals, where there are tacit but very violent policies and systems that are worked on through coded languages, such as family values."

"Part of the discomfort of the book is that it makes the case that by being complacent, you're actually buying into these notions of what I call white nationalism."

GUEST INFORMATION:

Dr. Michael H. Gavin

The New White Nationalism in Politics and Higher Education: The Nostalgia Spectrum rowman.com/ISBN/9781793629678/Th­e-New-White-Nationalism-in-Politics-and-­Higher-Education-The-Nostalgia-Spectrum

Delta College appoints fifth president delta.edu/news/2021-michael-gavin-appointed-president.html

Delta College president, 2021 – present delta.edu/about-us/college-leadership/

COVID and George Floyd: The CDC and Colleges Must See Institutional Racism as National Disease diverseeducation.com/opinion­/article/15107119/covid-and-george-floyd­-the-cdc-and-colleges-must-see-instituti­onal-racism-as-national-disease

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Join host Ralph Newell as he talks one-on-one with Keshia Walker, founder and chairwoman of the Black Collegiate Gaming Association, about the rise of eSports in intercollegiate athletics and what can be done to diversify the industry.

With the rise of eSports as a billion-dollar industry, one must ask about the clear lack of diversity in this rapidly growing field. Tune in as Keshia and Ralph explore the low representation of women and people of color in gaming professions and how the Black Collegiate Gaming Association is fighting back. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who has dipped their phone, console, or controller into the gaming world!

KEY POINTS:

• What is eSports?
• The inspiration behind the Black Collegiate Gaming Association
• Five strategic platforms of the BCGA
• Ongoing outreach activities to achieve total inclusivity
• Looking at the future of collegiate eSports and the BCGA

QUOTABLES:

"We're playing the games. We're just not in a position to make the decisions, to make the games, to market the games, to sell the games."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Black Collegiate Gaming Association:

bcgausa.org

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Meet Dr. Jessica Williams, the director of Every Learner Everywhere, a network that helps institutions of higher education implement innovative teaching and learning practices with a focus on increasing the success of underserved students.

Tune in as we take a deep dive into her organization's emphasis on digital courseware, their latest guide, as well as her personal commitment to increasing access and equity for all students. You will also get to know Dr. Williams a little more as she reveals the personal forces driving her work in DEI.

KEY POINTS:

• About Every Learner Everywhere
• Necessary interventions for faculty diversity
• Impacts of the pandemic on institutional progress
• Impacts of shifting higher education to remote learning
• Dr. Jessica Rowland Williams' DEI journey

QUOTABLES:

"One important shift that we're seeing in the field and I think that our network is really hoping to help champion is a focus on the system as the problem and not the student."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Every Learner Everywhere | everylearnereverywhere.org/about-us/

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In this episode, your host David Pluviose talks with University of Pittsburgh administrator and interdisciplinary researcher Dr. Leigh Patel. Join their insightful conversation as they discuss the genesis of her new book, No Study Without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education, and dive into her rich perspective on the history of social movements and the need for reckoning with historical traumas. Dr. Leigh Patel also brings us along on her journey as a researcher and shares the personal experiences that shaped her book.

KEY POINTS:

• Biggest takeaways from the book No Study Without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education
• Thoughts on the contemporary debate over critical race theory
• Impacts of the research that went into the book
• Initial reactions toward the book since its release
• How Dr. Patel's personal journey influences her research approach

QUOTABLES:

"Stolen labor and stolen land are the foundation of the nation, and if we don't confront that on a regular basis, we are condoning all the mythologies that wallpaper over that."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Dr. Leigh Patel Bio: education.pitt.edu/people/LeighPatel

Dr. Leigh Patel to Begin Tenure as Inaugural Associate Dean of Equity and Justice: education.pitt.edu/news-and-­media/dr-leigh-patel-begin-tenure-inaugu­ral-associate-dean-equity-and-justice

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In this podcast interview, your host Dr. Jamal Watson is joined by Drs. Curtis Byrd and Rihana S. Mason to talk about innovative ways to diversify the professoriate. Tune in to discover what some of the best practices are as they look at numerous initiatives that have been rolled out over the years.

They also talk about their recent book project, Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor's to the Professoriate, how it came to fruition, and their upcoming webinar airing on Sept. 16 featuring Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

KEY POINTS:

• About the book project, Academic Pipeline Programs
• Using the Thrive Index for program assessment and development
• Best practices in diversifying the academic pipeline
• Commonalities found in our academic pipeline initiatives
• What to expect in the upcoming webinar
• Biggest takeaways from the Academic Pipeline Programs book

QUOTABLES:

"It's hard to be what you can't see. And so I think that really sums up the fact that we've given a bird's eye view for individuals that didn't know that these programs existed and given information in such a way that you don't have to reinvent the wheel if you are trying to create these programs."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Webinar Puts Spotlight on Graduate Programs Aimed at Supporting Students Through Academic Pipeline | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (diverseeducation.com) | https://www.diverseeducation.com/latest-news/article/15109704/webinar-puts-spotlight-on-graduate-programs-aimed-at-supporting-students-through-academic-pipeline

Webinar Invites Academic Pipeline Program Directors to Discuss Best Practices | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (diverseeducation.com) | https://www.diverseeducation.com/latest-news/article/15109569/webinar-invites-academic-pipeline-program-directors-to-discuss-best-practices

Academic Pipeline Programs academicpipelineprograms.com

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In this episode, we continue our conversation with the leadership at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Your host, Ralph Newell, chats with Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes about best practices to empower student-athletes and foster their success in part 2 of the HBCU Leadership at Dillard University series.

Find out what pivots they are making to cope with the effects of COVID-19, Dillard's efforts to grow the institution's profile through student athletics, how Dr. Barnes provides student-athletes with an environment to advocate for themselves, and much more.

KEY POINTS:

• Using athletics to grow the institution's profile
• Dr. Barnes' definition of success for student-athletes
• Providing a platform for student-athletes to be heard
• Allowing student-athletes to profit from their talents and skills
• Dillard's approach toward the vaccination and mask mandates
• The type of institutional support required for success
• Supporting students struggling with mental health

QUOTABLES:

"I'm a whole person. I'm not just a basketball player, I'm not just a track athlete, I am a human being with skills and gifts, and I want to make a difference in the world."

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In this episode, Dr. Walter Kimbrough—the president of Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana—goes one-on-one with David Pluviose for a brief discussion about his journey in HBCU leadership for In The Margins. Since the July 22nd taping of the interview, Dr. Kimbrough has announced his plans to pass the baton of presidential leadership in May of 2022.

Tune in as Dr. Kimbrough takes a look back at his 10 years of leadership with Dillard University, the lessons learned from his journey, and his plans for the university moving forward. Dr. Kimbrough also shares his thoughts on philanthropy for HBCUs, reopening plans, and the vaccine mandate.

KEY POINTS:

• Looking back at 10 years of leading Dillard University
• Opportunities and pitfalls of philanthropy for HBCUs
• Thoughts on reopening and the vaccine mandate
• Lessons learned from shifting to online classes

QUOTABLES:

"There's this narrowing view of what HBCUs are, and there are a lot of schools that are never getting mentioned. And it's a combination of trying to make sure they are included, but then for them to think about the conversations about what do we need to do to get on the radar?"

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough Announces Departure from Dillard University Next Year https://www.diverseeducation.com/home/ar%C2%ADticle/15113674/dr-walter-kimbrough-annou%C2%ADnces-departure-from-dillard-university

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This two-part episode discusses the innovative ways in which the rise in telehealth and digital mental health tools during the pandemic has helped college students handle the stress of Covid.

Joining host David Pluviose are the following guests:

Nathaan Demers, Clinical Psychologist, YOU at College | youatcollege.com/

Amy Gatto, Senior Campus program manager, Active Minds | activeminds.org/ and

Matthew Jirsa, a graduate assistant at Healthy Minds Network | healthymindsnetwork.org/

KEY POINTS:

• Bringing down barriers to mental health care access for students.
• How can we embrace technology to provide mental health services to students?
• Advice for institutional leaders preparing for reopenings.

QUOTABLES:

"At the end of the day, it gets down to the people, finding those advocates, finding those students, and coming together as a community to create change together."

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