In this episode, Dan and Lauren reflect with Dr. Kathy Guthrie on teaching graduate leadership education courses during the Spring 2021 semester. All share experiences from teaching and learning in graduate school, feedback from student participants, changes to make moving forward, and how their work prepares future leaders in and out of higher education. Note: This is a follow-up from an earlier episode, Teaching Leadership Graduate Courses from February 2021. Some of the resources discussed in this episode include:

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• Thinking to Transform: Reflection in Leadership Learning

Drs. Lindsay Lyons & Cherie Bridges Patrick join Dan and Lauren to discuss researching and developing coaching programs on racial justice leadership. Lindsay and Cherie explain how their partnership, which grew from their doctoral work, focuses on helping their peers have generative race-related conversations and advance social change.

What should leadership educators know about identity and current college students? In this episode, Dr. Kristen Renn joins Dan and Lauren to discuss the critical moment that sparked her professional purpose to bring more voices forward in the higher education conversation. Renn, a professor and associate dean of undergraduate studies for student success research at Michigan State University and author of the recently published second edition of College Students in the United States: Characteristics, Experiences, and Outcomes, provides valuable insight into the complexity of identity and student leaders.

The normal conversations we would have at conferences have changed with the introduction of virtual, and now hybrid, formats. Listen as Dr. Nyasha GuramatunhuCooper and Zachary Wooten discuss how their group continued meeting following a breakout room session at a conference last year. The group uses the space to connect but also process their experiences before heading into the classroom to teach.

Dr. Michelle Cummings-Steele's work as a leadership educator started long before she recognized it. Rooted in years of serving as a bridge between experience and learning, Dr. Cummings-Steele delves into her work connecting students with communities and how her leadership education research co-inquiry group has helped her grow during the pandemic.

Author and professor Dr. Jon Wergin joins the podcast to share wisdom from his 50+ years in higher education, leadership education, and consulting.  What does deep, transformative, and adaptive learning look like in leadership?  How do we facilitate better dialogue, critical reflection, and unlearning?  We chat about this, Dr. Wergin's latest book, Deep Learning in a Disorienting World, and more.

"Movement carries cultural meaning and power" according to Sharna Fabiano world-renowned tango instructor, life coach, and author of the recently released book, Lead and Follow: The Dance of Inspired Teamwork. Listen to this episode as Dan and Lauren discuss using art to increase your awareness and understanding of followership. Other resources mentioned in this episode include:

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https://www.sharnafabiano.com/

Lead and Follow book club virtual meet up: https://www.sharnafabiano.com/book/ 

Sharna's Followership video: https://www.courageousfollower.net/more-on-followership/followership-and-tango/ 

The Courageous Follower, by Ira Chaleff