Mwatabu Okantah (Professor and Department Chair, Africana Studies) joins to discuss the work, life, and legacy of Kent State's very own Dr. Oscar Ritchie Resources Mentioned Department of Africana Studies Reach out to us at diversity@kent.edu or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media! Intro/Outro Music: 'Fate' by Marquice Turner ..read more

Dr. Amanda Dolan (Director, Data Governance and Analytics) joins the podcast to talk data equity - what does it mean and what do we need to consider to achieve it. Resources Mentioned KSU Institutional Research KSU Data Governance SharePoint RadioLab - Right to be Forgotten KSU Tech Trainings Reach out to us at diversity@kent.edu or @DEIKentState across social media! Intro/Outro Music: 'Fate' by Marquice Turner ..read more

Dr. Amoaba Gooden (Vice President / Division of People, Culture and Belonging) joins the conversation to discuss the new division make-up, name, and transition process. Reach out to us at diversity@kent.edu or @DEIKentState across social media! Intro/Outro Music: 'Fate' by Marquice Turner ..read more

Dr. Jayita Datta (Psychologist, Counseling and Psychological Services) and Candra (Ph.D Student / Graduate Assistant, Office of Global Education) join us to discuss how we can better support and include international students. KSU Resources Mentioned Counseling and Psychological Services ⁠Office of Global Education CARES Center International Student Affairs Writing Commons Career Exploration & Development Articles: ⁠Four Misconceptions About International Students in the U.S.⁠ by Haelim Chun and Jung Hyun Choi ⁠International College Students: Challenges and Solutions⁠ by Mire ..read more

Dr. Andrew Barnes (Associate Professor, School of Multidisciplinary Social Studies and Humanities / DEI Faculty Affiliate) and Dr. Mike Daniels (Director, E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center) join us to discuss race and what can happen when we ignore it. Books Mentioned: 'The Rage of a Privileged Class' by Ellis Cose 'College Belonging' by Lisa Nunn 'Between the World and Me' by Ta-Nehisi Coates KSU Resources Mentioned School of Multidisciplinary Social Studies and Humanities Department of Africana Studies E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center Student Group Search Studen ..read more

What show, book, or podcast has helped you learn something about diversity, equity, and inclusion? What article, song, or video gave you hope or grounded you in your work? The DEI team gets together and answers these questions with picks from the past year! Helped us learn: 5hahem (TikTok Creator) 'From Equity Talk to Equity Walk' by Tia Brown McNair, Estela Mara Bensimon, and Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux (Book) 'We Want to Do More Than Survive' by Bettina Love (Book) Maintenance Phase (Podcast) 'The Theory of Being' by Sherry K. Watt (Book) 'The Phenomenology of Whiteness' by Sara Ahmed (Article ..read more

AJ Conway (Assistant Dean, Special Initiatives in College of Communication & Information / Spectrum President) and Erica Pelz (Facilities Mechanical Systems Specialist for Laboratories in University Facilities Management / Vice President, Spectrum) talk about the creation, importance, and work of Spectrum - an employee resource group for LGBTQ+ and ally faculty and staff. Resources Mentioned: Spectrum's Email: Spectrum@kent.edu Spectrum's Website Spectrum's Facebook Reach out to us at diversity@kent.edu or @DEIKentState across social media! Intro/Outro Music: 'Fate' by Marquice Turner ..read more

Dr. Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao (Associate Professor, School of Peace and Conflict Studies) and Olivia Eader (Environmental Studies and Geography Student) provide an explainer about environmental justice and climate justice - what they are, why they're important, and ways they show up in the world. Resources Mentioned: ⁠KSU Environmental Design and Research Institute KSU Environment, Peace and Justice Minor Rural Action LANDBACK Movement⁠ Rematriation⁠ 'Black Poachers, White Hunters' A Social History of Hunting in Colonial Kenya' by Edward Steinhart 'Pollution is Colonialism' by Max Liboiron 'Tox ..read more

Learn about some of the current conversations and initiatives happening in libraries from Cindy Kristof (Copyright & Scholarly Communication Librarian / Communication Studies, Media & Journalism Subject Librarian - KSU Libraries), Sean Kennedy (Collection Strategies Librarian - KSU Libraries), and Olivia Johnson (Middle School Librarian, 2019 & 2021 Kent State Alum). Resources Mentioned: KSU Libraries OhioLink ⁠OhioLink Luminaries Open Educational Resources SearchOhio SPARC Open Educational Resources Reach out to us at diversity@kent.edu or @DEIKentState across social media! I ..read more

Dr. Molly Merryman (Associate Professor, School of Peace & Conflict Studies / Cofounder of KSU LGBTQ Studies & LGBTQ+ Center) joins the podcast to discuss the life and legacy of Kent State's very own Dr. Dolores Noll. Resources Mentioned: Dr. Noll's 'A Gay Feminist in Academia' (1974) Reach out to us at diversity@kent.edu or @DEIKentState across social media! Intro/Outro Music: 'Fate' by Marquice Turner ..read more