Tipping Our Hats

This is part 2 of our interview with Dr. Pamela Cappas-Toro, Associate Professor of World Languages and Cultures and Cofounder and Codirector of the Community Education Project (CEP) at Stetson.

Last time, Pamela gave us some important background on the roots, function, and vision of the CEP; she described the curricular considerations for CEP students and faculty participants, and she offered valuable insight into how teachers can apply socially just assessment and classroom management practices across student populations.

This segment of our conversation starts with how Pamela bridges her research interests in literature, culture studies, Latin American History, and postcolonial discourse, with her teaching practices. We then move onto her own riveting educational history and career trajectory, before concluding with some discussion on how she keeps her students engaged in social justice initiatives beyond their time at Stetson.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Stetson University, the Stetson University Writing Center, or the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence at Stetson University. 

Intro and Outro music: "I've Got to Say" by Garrett Cummins (2018).

On this, the first part of episode 3 of Tipping Our Hats, we're joined by Dr. Pamela Cappas-Toro (PhD), Associate Professor of World Languages & Cultures as well as Latin American & Latino Studies at Stetson -- and the Jane Heman Endowed Chair Language Professor. Pamela is the Co-Director for the Community Education Project (CEP), Stetson University's higher education in prison program. She is also the Community Engaged Learning Committee Chair, the Brown Center Faculty Fellow for Community Engagement, and the Director of La Casa Cultural Latina at Stetson.

In this week's segment, Pamela gives us some important background on the roots, function, and vision of the CEP; she describes the curricular considerations for CEP students and faculty participants, and she offers valuable insight into how teachers can apply socially just assessment and classroom management practices across student populations. 

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Stetson University, the Stetson University Writing Center, or the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence at Stetson University.

Intro and Outro music: "I've Got to Say" by Garrett Cummins (2018).

This is the third and final segment of our interview with Carmen B. Johnson, JD and Executive Officer for Diversity, Inclusion, and Collaboration at Stetson. 

Last week included a snapshot of Carmen's career trajectory and journey to Stetson, her observations on the cultural nuances of the different campuses in the Stetson Family, and the initiatives she’ll take on in her new role. This week’s segment covers some weighty, controversial, and immediately salient subjects in public discourse – especially where education, DEI efforts, and the legal process meet. 

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Stetson University, the Stetson University Writing Center, or the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence at Stetson University.

Intro and Outro music: "I've Got to Say" by Garrett Cummins (2018).

This is part 2 of our conversation with Carmen B. Johnson, JD and Executive Officer for Diversity, Inclusion, and Collaboration at Stetson.

Last time, Carmen walked us through some important considerations for recruitment, mentorship, and retention that institutions can take toward being more welcoming spaces for historically excluded students. In today's segment, we discuss her career trajectory and journey to Stetson, her observations on the cultural nuances of the different campuses in the Stetson family, as well as some of what she’ll be taking on in her new role. 

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Stetson University, the Stetson University Writing Center, or the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence at Stetson University.

Intro and Outro music: "I've Got to Say" by Garrett Cummins (2018).

We continue our series with Episode 2, Part 1 featuring our newest guest Carmen B. Johnson, JD! 

Carmen is the new Executive Officer for Diversity, Equity, and Collaboration at Stetson, and in this first part of our conversation she'll walk us through some important considerations for recruitment, mentorship, and retention that institutions can take toward being more welcoming spaces for historically excluded students.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Stetson University, the Stetson University Writing Center, or the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence at Stetson University.

Intro and Outro music: "I've Got to Say" by Garrett Cummins (2018).

Last week in part 2, Meg shared specific strategies she uses get students thinking the connections between language use and identity. We explored the ways that issues of diversity, equity, inclusion are inseparable from the classroom. And we discussed teacher neutrality and authenticity.

In this, our third and final part of the first episode of Tipping our Hats, Emery and Meg start us off with a conversation on how she helps students confront dominant discursive practices in the academy. We then transition into what it means to be an ethical consumer and what corporate entities, organizational structures, and individuals can do to move from performative to transformative allyship.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Stetson University, the Stetson University Writing Center, or the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence at Stetson University.

Intro and Outro music: "I've Got to Say" by Garrett Cummins (2018).

We continue part 2 of episode 1 with our first guest, Meg Young, faculty member in the School of Business Administration at Stetson.

Last week in part 1, Meg shared some of her lived experiences as a first generation, non-traditional college student, talked about the administrative experiences that inform her classroom practice, and offered us valuable insight on how she facilitates difficult conversations in the classroom. This week, she takes us through specific strategies she uses get students thinking about subjects like the connections between the language we use and our identities – both embodied and performed. We then explore the fact that regardless of our disciplines, issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion are always at play and relevant to instruction. And finally, we consider teacher ethos and what it means to be our true selves in the classroom.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Stetson University, the Stetson University Writing Center, or the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence at Stetson University.

Intro and Outro music: "I've Got to Say" by Garrett Cummins (2018).

In our very first episode we're joined by Meg Young, faculty in the School of Business Administration at Stetson. 

Meg takes us through her journey to academia, starting with her childhood and her experiences as a non-traditional student/first-generation college student. We discuss how her experiences in higher education administration and as a middle- and high school teacher shape her pedagogical approaches with undergraduate students. Meg also offers us some valuable insight on how how she facilitates challenging conversations in the classroom -- especially those centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Stetson University, the Stetson University Writing Center, or the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence at Stetson University.

Intro and Outro music: "I've Got to Say" by Garrett Cummins (2018).

In this preview, the sponsors and content creators of Tipping Our Hats share insight on the vision and goals of this new and exciting faculty and staff centered podcast at Stetson University.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Stetson University, the Stetson University Writing Center, or the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence at Stetson University.

Intro and Outro music: "I've Got to Say" by Garrett Cummins (2018).