The purpose of this space is to create community for underrepresented faculty to have crucial conversations about navigating and being successful in Predominantly White Institution (PWI) or homogenized areas of campus. This space is designed for the underrepresented faculty, which refers to groups of people who are traditionally and currently represent a lower proportional numbers of minorities on a homogenous campus, regarding socio-economic status, culture, religion, ethnicity, physical an ...
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Navigationalist Live with special guest Dr. Toby Jenkins
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54:33Join the Navigationalists with Dr. Toby Jenkins to discuss promoting yourself, being present, addressing benevolent bias, and staying authentic at the very beginning. We want you to know that you belong in higher ed. We talk about the why and the how.By Dr. Jimmy Cheffen
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The Navigationalist with Dr. Tsedale Melaku and Dr. Robert Reece
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35:48Today, we will discuss the impact of the scholar strike and reliving our trauma; what does it mean when you receive a grateful, secret, supportive email from your white counterparts in secret; and how to address one of the irritating microaggression of all, failure to differentiate. In this episode, we have Dr. Tsedale Melaku, sociologist and autho…
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The Navigationalist with Dr. Nicholas Hartlep and Dr. Daisy Ball
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36:41Today, we will discuss being part of the faculty union as an underrepresented faculty, the reach of Racial battle Fatigue, and urge you to participate in shared governance to make a difference. Today we have Dr. Nicholas Hartlep and Daisy Ball, editors of Racial Battle Fatigue in Faculty. The podcast question include: Hello, May I be anonymous? I w…
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The Navigatinalist with Dr. Wilson Okello and Dr. Stephen Quaye
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47:25Today, we will discuss how how to balance being an activist, an educator, and your true authentic self on campus; how to overcome the racial battle fatigue by protecting your energy; and how our students have always been bias. Join us with artist-scholar and professor, Dr. Wilson Okello, and writer/scholar, professor, Dr. Stephen Quaye.Navigational…
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The Navigationalist with Dr. Mariela Fernandez and Dr. Bharat Mehra
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36:43Today we will talk about your resistance capital, the tools that you use to address inequities; how to apply pressure to make structural change on campus; and how to rock the boat in your department. Join us with Dr. Mariela Fernandez and Dr. Bharat Mehra. The podcast questions include: Hello, I am Javier. I am a graduate student at the state unive…
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Navigationalist with Dr. Anna CohenMiller and Dr. Kim Case
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42:07Join me and co-host Dr. Carolina Bailey with Dr. Anna CohenMiller of Nazarbeyev University and and Dr. Kim Case of Virginia Commonwealth University. Today, we will discuss what motherhood actually looks like in higher ed, how to handle a person who has a bad case of mansplaining, and how to handle disruptive, challenging students in the classroom.P…
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The Navigationalist with Dr. Leah Hollis and Dr. Wanda Malden
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42:40Join us with Dr. Leah Hollis, scholar and author of Bully Beyond Tower and Unequal Opportunity FIred Without a Cause ; and former senior EEO Coordinator at the University at Iowa, Wanda Malden; and educator and success coach, Dr. Jacquelina Pena. In this episode, we will explore how to handle an example of a microaggression, how important to bring …
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The Navigationalist with Dr. Joel Perez: To Codeswitch or Not Codeswitch
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32:10Join me and co-host Dr. Carolina Bailey with Dr. Joel Perez, owner of Apoyo Coaching, specializing in coaching professionals of color to navigate predominately white organizations. In this episode, we will discuss to code-switch or not code-code-switch. That is the question for this episode. The Navigational questions include: 1. Hello, my name is …
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The Navigationalist with Dr. Alex Iantaffi and Dr. Michael Benitez
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40:29Join us with Dr. Michael Benitez, Vice President at the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Metropolitan State University of Denver, and author, educator, and host of Gender Studies, Dr. Alex Iantaffi. This episode will discuss if allies are counterproductive, mitigating faculty fatigue, and combating types of microaggressions.The Navigational que…
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The Navigationalist with Dr. Melissa A. Martinez, Dr. Juan F. Carrillo, and Dr. Michelle Harris
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28:01Join us with Dr. Melissa A. Martinez, Dr. Juan F. Carrillo, and Dr. Michelle Harris. In this episode, we will discuss how important it is to have a mentor or several mentors and how not to be overworked doing diversity-related projects.The Navigational Questions include: Hello, my name is Dr. Anonymous. I am new to the college. I moved from the eas…
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