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Student Spotlight Podcast Series: Conversations with Community College Students

This podcast focuses on educational equity, justice, and excellence for all students, from the perspective of community college students.

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January 20, 2021

A Parenting Student's Journey in Community Colleges with Erica Taylor

    March 26, 2021

    Learning About and Embracing the Experiences of Students of Color at Institutions with Lauren Hassan

    April 23, 2021

    A Talk with Latina Community College Student Mariah Berrios

    May 21, 2021

    Navigating College as a Foster Care Alum with Jonathan Stacy


     

    Scholarly Personal Narratives

    The limited-run 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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    Amalia Z. Dache: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

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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."

    Leslie Gonzales: Associate Professor, College of Education, Michigan State University

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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."

    Frank Harris III: Professor of College of Education, San Diego State University

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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."

    Pamela Luster: President, San Diego Mesa College

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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."

    Soko Starobin: Independent Consultant and CEO of Gratitude Expressionist, LLC

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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."