The Democracy’s College podcast focuses on P-20 education pathways, offering an in-depth look at research and leadership that promotes educational equity, justice, and excellence for all students.
This podcast focuses on educational equity, justice, and excellence for all students, from the perspective of community college students.
A Parenting Student's Journey in Community Colleges with Erica Taylor
Learning About and Embracing the Experiences of Students of Color at Institutions with Lauren Hassan
A Talk with Latina Community College Student Mariah Berrios
The Scholarly Personal Narratives podcasts were described as "constructivist research methodology" interviews by Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, who started the conversations in 2021. SPN podcasts showcase the experiences of educators and researchers beyond their classrooms, labs, and fields of study. Learn more.
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Interview excerpt: "They were involved in the activism on Ferguson's streets, and they brought this activism into the college campus. So, Ferguson radicalizes these college students to bring equity-mindedness and bring challenging domination in the community into the college setting."
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Interview excerpt: "There's a method that really aligns with my own Chicana feminist epistemology, which understands that notions like objectivity and neutrality are really just convenient covers for how whiteness and masculinity have shaped the academy."
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Interview excerpt: "Just kind of reflecting on that experience and growing up in the Ninth Ward, and thinking about some of my earliest schooling experiences, it really did have a high impact on who I am: my identity as a person, my identity as a man of color, and, ultimately, my identity as a scholar."
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Interview excerpt: "Number one, I'm a mom. I'm a mother. I'm a teacher. I'm a coach, mentor, student, and grandmother. And I say all of these things because that is the center of who I am, and that is the center of how I do my work."
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Interview excerpt: "I thought I was strong physically and good, but I was diagnosed with an early stage of breast cancer. That was a shock. I didn't know where that came from."
The Equity Speaks podcasts share intercultural communication and organizational development, with the goal of expanding the understanding of core leadership competencies and effective, all-encompassing student-support services. Guided pathways and other topics for engaged professionals are also a part of the conversations.
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Explore the culturally sustaining leadership practices that staff and administrators use while working with their student populations. Hear from Brandon Bellamy of Howard Community College in Maryland and Dr. Rhonda Coats of Davidson County Community College in North Carolina. Additionally, Dr. Muhammad Khalifa, a professor at the University of Minnesota who specializes in this area of research, leads off the conversation by defining what culturally sustaining leadership entails.
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Discover the culturally responsive pedagogy practices that community college faculty members utilize while teaching their courses. Hear from Drs. Mara Lazda and Grisel Acosta, both of Bronx Community College, as well as from Dr. Tiffany Gause of Santiago Canyon College in California.
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Learn about the culturally responsive wraparound support services that administrators use to support racially minoritized student populations on community college campuses. Hear from Antonio Jackson of Fayetteville Technical Community College in North Carolina, Alvina Thomas of Delta Community College in Louisiana, and Gabrielle Thompson of Jefferson Community College in New York.
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Explore campus racial climates that racially minoritized students experience with interviewees Joseph Alonzo, Charles H.F. Davis III, and Dominique Hill. This podcast also covers the rise of student activism and how higher education professionals can leverage culturally sustaining practices to support activists and campus communities.
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Discover culturally sustaining practices that support racially minoritized students across institutional designations within the community college sector with panelists Dr. Vicki McGillin, Marcus Peanort, and Jameta Rogers. The discussion delves into the important roles administrators play in creating campus spaces, services, and policies that reflect the needs of racially minoritized students within the respective roles of the panelists.
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Explore the dimensions of black student activism, a highly relevant topic of discourse considering the chilly campus environments of many colleges and universities today. To provide depth, meaning, and critical insights about black student activism, we talk to panelists Amalia Dache, Frederick Douglass Dixon, Jael Kerandi, and Jonathan McElderry.