This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Chris Black, a longtime donor and friend to CEW+ and a current member of the CEW+ Leadership Council. Chris shares her insights on working with early career faculty, especially women in STEM. Make sure to listen to the end to hear Chris talk about how a CEW+ grant helped her finish her degree on time, and why she is a CEW+ donor today.

This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Dr. Angie Perone, who is the Congressional Health Policy Fellow in Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine. She earned her PhD in Social Work and Sociology from U-M in 2021 and is a CEW+ Scholar alum. As of July 1, she is also a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of California Berkeley School of Social Welfare, where she will also lead its Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services.

Angie shares her insights about caring for aging adults and finding your power as an advocate in your own experience. Make sure to listen to the end to hear her talk about finding your path at and after U-M.

This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features the Vice President for Student Life, Martino Harmon, Ph.D. Dr. Harmon shares his experience joining U-M at the beginning of the pandemic and his insights about listening to students and tapping into the help already available to U-M students to cultivate holistic student support. Dr. Harmon discusses the joy of being able to welcome students to a campus where they “not only are safe, but feel safe” gathering and living their college experiences. Make sure to listen to the end to hear Dr. Harmon discuss a new app being piloted this fall, that helps students connect with services based on their location and interests.

Join us in listening to an audio interview with CEW+ scholar and student caregiver Ronotta Holliday to hear about her work in business and women’s empowerment.

Join us in listening to an audio interview with CEW+ scholar and student caregiver Sarah Collins to hear about their work in the cross-section of climate change and education.

This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Ruby MacDougall, a 2021 CEW+ Mary Malcomson Raphael Scholar and PhD candidate in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures with a focus on dance studies. Ruby shares her insights about the relationship between “modern” and “ethnic” dance forms in Chinese dance history, as well as being a graduate student parent during the pandemic. You can download and subscribe to Strength in the Midst of Change from — Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud. Subscribe, listen, and enjoy!

This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Elissa Welle (PhD ‘21). Elissa shares her insights gained through a major career transition. Elissa completed her doctorate in biomedical engineering at U-M in 2021, and then pursued a career as a journalist. Now on the Breaking News team at Detroit Free Press, Elissa talks to CEW+ Director Tiffany Marra about what led her to consider a career outside of academia, and how she went about pursuing her interest in journalism while completing her PhD.

This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Tim Constant, a recent Doctor of Education degree recipient at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and the Instructional Coach for Secondary Education at Clarenceville School District in Livonia, Michigan. His dissertation focused on intergenerational/historical trauma - like that experienced by indigenous communities around Indian Boarding Schools - and teacher preparation. For his dissertation research, he worked with two public schools in Michigan with some of the highest Native American student populations in Michigan. He is a certified K-12 school administrator and certified 6-12 Social Studies and English teacher with over 18 years experience in public and private education as an elementary, middle, and high school principal, assistant principal, academic dean, and teacher. He has extensive experience in alternative education and working with students who have experienced trauma.

Photo credit: Holy Childhood boarding school circa 1893

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This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Deborah Smith Pollard, Professor of English Literature and Humanities at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and co-host and co-producer of “Sunday Morning Inspiration” on WMXD “Mix” 92.3 FM with Glenda Curry. In this episode, Dr. Pollard shares her knowledge about gospel music, how it has evolved through the years, and why it inspires her. She also talks about how Christian rap and gospel music intersect and how they have both addressed racism and revolution.

This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Jessica Pelton, 2021 CEW+ Scholar and President of the CEW+ Student Parent Advisory Board.

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