Beyond Diversity

In this special two part episode, we discuss all things syllabus with Dr. Mascha Gemein. We define what a syllabus really is, the function of the syllabus, and we get into the basic structure of the syllabus.

In this first episode of BD season 2, we feature an alumni panel of recently graduated Black students from a Predominantly White / Research 1 institution on their experiences during undergrad. They will share about their experiences in 21st Century learning, necessary support systems, and persistent factors that helped them to achieve their goals. Panel members are from various academic disciplines.

In this episode we review the research of Dr. Treya Allen on Black Mental Health and Culturally Relevant Frameworks. This episode is based on her research that she is engaged in with various scholars across the nation. Dr. Allen's work looks specifically at what it might mean to think through using cultural based frameworks (Afrocentricity) as the grounding knowledge based for providing mental health services beyond westernized talk therapy and how mental health services can and should be embedded any and everywhere across the institution.

In this episode we speak with Senior Technologist, Cheryl Neal, about building technology bridges and what it means to adopt education tech as a means of intentional accessibility.

In this episodes afternotes we dig into what it means to be a culturally relevant and centered researcher with Dr. Mejia Mayorga. We also explore what it means to center indigenous ways of knowing in scholarship, research, and teaching.

In the 2nd of a two part episode, Dr. Mayorga delves deeper into research methodologies that center Indigenous ways of knowing and what it means to do research with and research for versus research on a population or group of people. This episode invites the listener to go beyond just collecting data and thinking through what data collection would look like if we considered ways of knowing that guide the lives of co-researchers, or what a common research course would call participants.

In this special 2 part episode, we learn about language as a tool of access and connection. Dr. Jaime Meijia Mayorga joins us as he discusses the perspective of language instruction from the perspective of access and barrier breaking. Dr. Meijia Mayorga is a scholar in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at The University of Arizona.

Episode 1 Afternotes review the concepts of 'learning in the white spaces' and moving beyond 'representational diversity'. Afternotes are meant to help learners dig deeper into concepts, content, and/or conversations.

This podcast challenges all learners to think through what it means to go beyond diversity in learning spaces. We hope you will join us on this journey.

In this inaugural episode of the Beyond Diversity podcast we discuss the operational definition of diversity, how it differs from the beyond diversity philosophy, and what you can expect in this series. Join us for this journey!