In The Margins

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 effo...

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 22 nd  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 loo...

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...

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...

Once a first-generation college student herself, Dr. Linda García is now the executive director for the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE). In this audio interview hosted by Ralph Newell, Dr. García talks about CCCSE's milestone 20-year anniversary and her laser-focused mission to help students navigate and succeed in higher education.   Tune in as she shares who the most infl...

Join our host, Jamal Watson, as he moderates a May 26 panel of GW Law faculty experts who analyze the first 100 days of the Biden administration.  The George Washington University bicentennial is an incredible, historic milestone. With 27,000+ students from more than 135 countries, a worldwide community of 300,000+ living alumni, and thousands of faculty and staff, the GW community is coming toget...

In this episode, Ralph Newell goes one-on-one with longtime  Diverse  associate and award-winning artist Ted Ellis. As a Scholar-in-Residence at Old Dominion University (ODU), Ted leads many new and compelling initiatives with an emphasis on art and social justice. In 2018 he was appointed to a federal commission on African American history.  Join the conversation, and take a glimpse into Ted's ar...

Join your host David Pluviose for an insightful interview with Texas A&M San Antonio President Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, a first-generation college student who has become a leading force in higher education. Driven by a strong purpose to help people change their lives, Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson brings unique perspectives to the table to serve countless underprivileged students. Tune in to fin...

Meet Mariah White, an exceptional college student-athlete who was named 2021's  Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Sports Scholar of the Year  in April this year.  The Ashe program is part of  Diverse 's quarter-century legacy of recognizing young, outstanding minority men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits. Of the nearly 1,000 scholar-athletes nominated, White...

In this episode, our host Ralph Newell sits down with co-researchers Drs. Terrell Strayhorn and Royel Johnson to discuss the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges .  Now in its eighth year, this series of research focuses on workplace diversity, staffing practices, and work environment using a web-based survey approach to examine categories such as family friendliness, salary/benefit...

As a part of NISOD's 2021 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence (virtual), a panel of community college experts offered concrete steps campus leaders can take to not only recruit students amid this current crisis but also support them on their path to completion. Moderated by our host David Pluviose, this discussion takes a deep dive into the many impacts, strategies, and...

We invite Dr. Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), to join us as we reflect on the killing of George Floyd, one year after his passing. Hosted by David Pluviose, this episode takes a deep dive into the Black Lives Matter movement, diversity, equity, and inclusion work in the higher ed landscape, and other insights around racial equity. Dr. G...

Nicole Lynn Lewis is the author of  Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families , as well as the founder of the nonprofit organization Generation Hope. Nicole is no stranger to the challenges faced by teenage student parents, especially having been one herself, and has been on a mission to spark systemic change and support student parents thr...

Tune in to this featured replay from  Emil Amok's Takeout  podcast on the story of Angelo Quinto, a 30-year-old Filipino American who died after an incident with the police in Antioch, California.  Diverse  blogger Emil Guillermo has been sounding the alarm on this incident since February 2021 and solely dedicates this episode to telling the underreported story of Angelo Quinto and the current que...

Join this Q&A session with Felicia Martin, vice president of the Eligibility Center, NCAA, and featured speaker for the 2020 Virtual Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholars award ceremony. Get to know Felicia Martin as you learn about her work at the NCAA Eligibility Center as well as the center's most recent pivots to adapt to the effects of COVID-19. Find out what changes the center has made to achieve...

In this episode of  In The Margins , David Pluviose talks one-on-one with Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, president of Benedict College. Take a glimpse into the processes behind running an Historically Black College/University (HBCU) in Columbia, South Carolina, as they discuss her leadership journey with Benedict College and how she has helped its students navigate their way through the pandemic. Dr. Art...

Join this audio interview with UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz, a first-generation college student who became a lifelong advocate for providing education and social mobility for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Hosted by Sara Weismann, this interview dives deep into the emergence of new barriers for minority students in the higher education landscape, strategies and goals for di...

In this episode, Diverse host David Pluviose goes one-on-one with Dr. Mangala Subramaniam, chair and director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence at Purdue University. Following up from a conversation that began at a Diverse roundtable during last month's American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting, Dr. Subramaniam and David talk about the recruitment and retention...

With COVID still persisting on a national and global scale, already existing issues have been exacerbated by this ongoing pandemic, particularly with food-insecure students. Countless students are currently feeling a rise in the pressures of food insecurity, leading Broward College President Gregory Adam Haile to innovate a series of solutions that tackle student hunger effectively and equitably....

Growing up in Southeast Los Angeles, Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley never thought that the struggles he had faced and overcome in his youth would bring him on a path to leading the largest college system in the country. As the 2021 recipient of the  Diverse  Champions Award, Oakley joins us in this episode to talk about his approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in higher education. Oak...

BLURB: In this episode, we continue our spotlight on college sports leadership through a Q&A with the NCAA's Senior Vice President of Inclusion, Education & Community Engagement Dr. Derrick Gragg. Tune in as  Divers e VP Ralph Newell speaks one-on-one with Dr. Derrick Gragg about his experiences as a former student-athlete, diversity in the sports leadership pipeline, the myriad issues around athl...

BLURB: Recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty has been a long-standing challenge for many higher education institutions. How do we assess hiring policies and practices? How important is implicit bias training? What can we do to prevent toxic work environments? With COVID-19 making the climate much more difficult to navigate, we are now faced with an onset of new recruitment and retention issue...

In this episode, Sara Weissman conducts a timely conversation about the needs of incarcerated students with Jule Hall. As a formerly incarcerated learner, Jule Hall now specializes in prison higher education as a program officer at the Ascendia Education Group. Jule shares how he developed his thirst for knowledge through his prison education experience and how education has enabled him to engage...

BLURB: As Women's History Month kicks off, we will be shining the spotlight on the women in sports college leadership, starting with Denise Thompson, Assistant Commissioner Communications and External Affairs Director for the Big Sky Athletic Conference. Tune in to this episode as   Diverse   VP Ralph Newell speaks one-on-one with Denise Thompson about her experiences as a former student-athlete,...

BLURB: The coronavirus has spurred a huge economic downturn in the nation, leaving countless colleges and universities with no choice but to tighten their budgets. With these institutions cutting their spending, how will they be able to maintain their work in diversity and inclusion?  Diverse: Issues In Higher Education explores this question and more in its final segment in a series of online dis...