MANY VOICES, ONE CALL

Many Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode One: Spotlight on DE&I Professional Development, Part I

February 15, 2022 Season 2 Episode 1
MANY VOICES, ONE CALL
Many Voices - One Call: Season Two/Episode One: Spotlight on DE&I Professional Development, Part I
Show Notes

For over a year now,  teams of SUNY Schenectady faculty,  staff, and administrators, have been meeting to research and discuss key topics in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. On this episode, join hosts Jennifer Malave, recent SUNY Schenectady graduate, and Babette Faehmel, Professor in the Division of Liberal Arts, to learn about important insights from the work of two of these professional development teams. 

This episode features the leads and contributing members of the teams “Microaggressions” and “Decolonizing the Syllabus” Alicia Richardson, Interim Chief Diversity Officer, Rae Doyle, Professor of Communication in the Division of Liberal Arts, and Dr. Maggie McLellan Zabielski from the Division of Math Science and Technology. Stay tuned for a follow up episode with the leads and members of the teams working on “Allyship” and “Racial Equity” later on in the season.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

  • Kendi, Ibram X.  How to Be an Antiracist (New York: One World, 2019)
  • Emdin, Christopher.  For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood ... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education. (Boston: Beacon Press, 2017)

The views voiced on this episode reflect the lived experiences and uncensored opinions of the guests; they do not necessarily capture the full diversity of attitudes within a larger community, nor do they express an official view of SUNY Schenectady.