
H.E.A.R.D., An AACRAO Podcast
Join three AACRAO members talking about the intersection of DEI, higher education, and our own lives. You’ll hear us be vulnerable, make mistakes, and learn and grow with all of you.
Podcasting since 2022 • 30 episodes
H.E.A.R.D., An AACRAO Podcast
Latest Episodes
Customer Service and Inclusion with David Williams
On this episode, the HEARD crew spoke with David Williams, Law School Registrar at North Carolina Central University (or NCCU for short) in Durham, North Carolina. NCCU is a historically black college and university or HBCU, and David shared hi...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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44:31

"People will turn the tide" with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries (AACRAO 2025 Annual Meeting)
In this special episode recorded live at the 2025 AACRAO Annual Meeting, HEARD hosts Portia LaMarr and Ingrid Nuttall spoke with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries on how resilience can help us thrive in times of uncertainty. Dr. Jeffries is a College of...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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57:27

Neurodivergence: Firing the Synapses of Connection
At the 2025 AACRAO annual meeting, attendees will have the opportunity to join today's guests for an exploration of neurodivergence in their session, Firing the Synapses of Connection. In this episode, HEARD welcomes Ellissa Thomen, Associate R...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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53:34

What comes next? With Roslyn Perry
For this episode, HEARD sits down with Roslyn Perry, AACRAO's Vice President for Access and Equity and Registrar and Associate Dean of Records at Allegheny College. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is at the front and center of the current poli...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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45:20

Rhetoric or Reality with AACRAO's Bill Gil, Senior Director of Government Relations
Join Portia, Tashana, and Ingrid for a conversation with Bill Gil, Senior Director of Government Relations for AACRAO, to unpack what we might expect for higher education under the next Trump administration. Bill walks us through current initia...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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45:46
