Radical Inclusivity with William Jewell College

Al and Rodney sit down for an interview with Dr. Tom Vansaghi, William Jewell College Associate Professor and Director of Nonprofit Leadership; Director of the Pryor Leadership Program; Director of Strategic Planning.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Produced and Edited by Lee Strickland

Al and Rodney talk with students and Shape Your Future Guides Brynesha Griffin-Bey and Ashley Steller.  Shape Your Future is a program at William Jewell College for first generation to college students that focuses on community building and student success.Hilltop Monitor ArticleIntro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Produced and Edited by Lee Strickland

Al and Rodney sit down with Dr. Carmaletta M. Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City.https://blackarchives.org/Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Produced and Edited by Lee Strickland

Al and Rodney sit down with Executive Director of the Shawnee Mission Education Foundation Kim Hinkle.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Edited and Produced by Lee Strickland

Rodney and Al sit down with Qiana Thomason, President/CEO of Health Forward Foundation, to discuss diversity, equity and inclusion in health care.Health Forward Foundation WebsiteThis episode produced and edited by Lee StricklandIntro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Al and Rodney sit down for an interview with Tricia Maxfield.  Tricia is the Civics Education Initiative Program Manager for American Public Square. Topics include: politics and younger generations and American Public Square's mission.Check out American Public Square's podcast "At the Square" here.*The Reparations event mentioned in this episode happened in June 2023.  You can listen to a playback of the conversation here.This episode edited and produced by Lee Strickland.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Al and Rodney sit down with Jeron Ravin, President and CEO of Swope Health.  Topics include: health equity and the United States medical system.  Thank you for listening!Produced and Edited by Lee StricklandMusic:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hi Folks! The Radical Inclusivity Podcast with William Jewell College is back for a brand new season.  For this episode Al and Rodney talk about what to expect for the new season as well as the current state of the world.  Thanks for listening!Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Produced and Edited by Lee Strickland

Hi Folks! We apologize for the unexpected hiatus but we are back! Expect episodes to drop on the same schedule as before.This episode is the 2022 season closer. Al and Rodney share their favorite parts of the podcast so far as well as what they are looking forward to in 2023.  Thanks for listening.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Recorded and Edited by Lee Strickland

Rodney and Al sit down with Stephenie Smith, Community Change Agent | Strategic Developer | Transformational Leader | Co- Founder and Managing Partner of Sophic Solutions.  Topics include: Change, loss and trauma in organizations, community collectivism, demystifying redistricting, viewing through and equity lens, and unpacking white supremacy.  Thanks for listening!Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Recorded and Edited by Lee Strickland

Rodney and Al interview Dr. Tyrone Bates, Jr., Coordinator of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Shawnee Mission School District. Topics include: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the K-12 level, advice for Educators, personal mission statements, who are we really working for?  Thanks for listening!Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Recorded and Edited by Lee Strickland

An interview with Founder and Director of the Midwest Rainbow Research Institute, Inoru Yamamoto Morris.  Topics include: the Midwest Rainbow Research Institute's mission, equity for the LGBTQ+ Community and building a community on the foundation of love.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Recorded and Edited by Lee Strickland

An interview with William Jewell College student and Pryor Leadership Fellow Sam Bahler. Topics include: Equity for people with disabilities, "it's easier to exclude than include", Sam's research and life as a Jewell student.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Recorded and Edited by: Lee Strickland

This episode features an interview with William Jewell College's Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies, Heath Hase.  Topics include: technology equity on and off campus, technology in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and growing as a professional.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Recorded and Edited by Lee Strickland

This episode features an interview with Kansas City Missouri Public School's Assistant Superintendent of Equity, Inclusion and Innovation, Dr. Derald Davis.  Rodney and Al speak with Dr. Davis about topics that include: KCKPS's Teacher equity training, technology inequalities among students and families highlighted during COVID-19, no suspension of students, and KSKPS's recent accreditation. Thanks for listening!Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Production and Editing by Lee Strickland

Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone sit down and talk with student, author, lecturer, filmmaker and pastor Phil Allen Jr.  Topics include Phil's upcoming documentary 'Open Wounds', our trauma as a nation and what is radical about radical inclusivity?To follow more of Phil's work check out his website at: https://www.philallenjr.com and listen to Phil's podcast 'Intersections with Phil Allen Jr.'Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Rodney and Al sit down for an interview with Director of Project Kaleidoscope, Dr. Kelly Mack.  Project Kaleidoscope is a national organization that promotes the excellence and advancement of under represented faculty in the STEM departments of higher education.  Today they discuss how to keep yourself in the game and what it truly means to belong to one another.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Join hosts Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone as they discuss critical race theory (CRT). Topics include critical race theories origins, what CRT is about and should CRT be taught in schools.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hosts Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone sit down with Dr. Andrew Pratt to discuss the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).  They discuss what the IDI is and how William Jewell College has been using the IDI with Students, Faculty and Staff.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Al and Rodney discuss Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Topics include Dr. King's 'I Have A Dream' speech, as well as, Dr. King's legacy and impact on our hosts.Intro/Outro Music:"Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/