2022 Presidential Podcast Series

In this podcast series, co-hosts Drs. Felecia Commodore and Royel Johnson invite scholar leaders to collectively think about what it means (and does not) to Humanize Higher Education, the conference theme and call to action ASHE 2022 President Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles has set for the membership of the 46-year-old association of higher education scholars. We hope to learn from invited scholars how to use, harness, and evoke humanizing values and practices to study educational problems.

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Hosts

While the saying goes “easier said than done,” Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles has dedicated her professional career to humanizing higher education. In this first episode of the series Drs. Commodore and Johnson introduce the podcast series and discuss with Dr. Gaston Gayles her hopes for the podcast, ASHE, and higher education scholarship.
 

Panelist

Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles 2022 President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education and Senior Advisor for the Advancement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the College of Education at North Carolina State University

 

Suggested Media from Joy Gaston Gayles

• Reading Princeton University
• Lewis-Giggetts, T. M. (2022). Black Joy: Stories of resistance, resilience, and restoration. New York: NY. Gallery Books.
• TED Talk: The trauma of systemic racism is killing Black women. A first step toward change... [Morgan Dixon & Vanessa Garrison, Founders of GrilTrek]
• IA Symposium “Professor-ing Podcast: Cultivating Joy” with Joy Gaston Gayles and Dr. Theresa Thames

In this episode, Podcast Series Co-hosts Drs. Felecia Commodore and Royel Johnson engage with scholars to understand the importance of designing and conducting ethically and morally responsible research that humanizes people and communities. 

Panelists
Dr. Chayla Haynes Davison Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Texas A&M University	Dr. Jessica Decuir-Gunby Professor of Educational Psychology University of Southern California Rossier School of Education	Dr. Jason Garvey Friedman-Hipps Green and Gold Professor of Education for the Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration Program University of Vermont

 

Suggested Media 

• Boote, D. N., & Beile, P. (2005). Scholars before researchers: On the centrality of the dissertation literature review in research preparation. Educational researcher, 34(6), 3-15.
• DeCuir-Gunby, J.T., Chapman, T.K., & Schutz, P.A. (Eds.). (2019). Understanding critical race research methods and methodologies: Lessons from the field. NY: Routledge.
• DeCuir-Gunby, J. T. (2020). Using critical race mixed methodology to explore the experiences of African Americans. Educational Psychologist, 55, 244-255.
• Garvey, J. C. (2020). Exploring the role of emotions in assessing queer and trans collegians. In H. K. Ro & E. M. Broido (Eds.), Voices from the margins: Conducting inclusive assessment for minoritized students in higher education (New Directions for Student Services No. 169, pp. 75-85). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Garvey, J. C. (2017). Pedagogical pause: Uncovering the queerness of my classroom emotions. The Vermont Connection: The Student Affairs Journal of the University of Vermont, 38, 16-23.
• Haynes, C., Joseph, N. M., Patton, L. D., Stewart, S., & Allen, E. L. (2020). Toward an understanding of intersectionality methodology: A 30-year literature synthesis of Black women’s experiences in higher education. Review of Educational Research, 90(6), 751-787.
• Johnson, R.M. Strayhorn, T.L. (2022). Examining race and racism in Black men doctoral student socialization: A critical race mixed methods analysis. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Advance Online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000420
• Savage, S.S., Johnson, R.M., Kenney, A.J., & Haynes, D.D. (2021) Perspectives on conducting humanizing and liberatory qualitative research with racially minoritized youth. Health Care, 9(10), 317. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101317
• Stewart, S., & Haynes, C. (2019). Black Liberation research: Qualitative methodological considerations. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 32(9), 1183-1189.
• “What more can I do? Exploration of critical advocacy research and decision points” featuring Dr. Penny Pasque

In this episode, Podcast Series Co-hosts Drs. Commodore and Johnson engage with scholars to discuss the issues we’re facing in higher education (and beyond)--“the great resignation,” burn out, and overall dehumanizing working conditions–and how we can humanize a Post-COVID workplace for faculty, staff, and students.
 

Panelists
Dr. Toby Jenkins-Henry Associate Professor & Director, Museum of Education & Interim Associate   Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion University of South Carolina	Dr. Kevin R. McClure Murphy Distinguished Scholar of Education    University of North Carolina Wilmington	Jonathan (Jon) Okstad Research Associate Loyola University Chicago

Suggested Media

• Burnout Is Coming to Campus. Are College Leaders Ready? By Kevin McClure
• Colleges are Hiring. But Do People Want to Work There? By Kevin McClure
• Do They See Us? A Visual Call to Remember by Toby Jenkins
• Jenkins, T. S. (2009). A portrait of culture in a contemporary America. NASPA Journal, 46(2), 131-162.

In this episode, Podcast Series Co-hosts Drs. Commodore and Johnson engage with scholars of institutions who have missions to serve the underserved and to better understand what “servingness” truly means. 

Panelists
Dr. Gina Ann Garcia                                           Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh	Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher Associate Dean and Professor, University of Pittsburgh Executive Director, Council for the Study of Community Colleges

 

Suggested Media

• Garcia, G. A. (2023). Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity & Justice. Johns Hopkins University Press. 
• Garcia, G. A. (2020). Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Practice: Defining “Servingness” at HSIs. Information Age Publishing.
• Anderson, T., Briggs, A., Spaulding, S., Zamani-Gallaher, E., & López, D. (2021). Racial and ethnic equity gaps in postsecondary career and technical education. Urban Institute.
• Welton, A. D., Owens, D. R., & Zamani-Gallaher, E. M. (2018). Anti-racist change: A conceptual framework for educational institutions to take systemic action. Teachers College Record, 120(14), 1-22.

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Episode 5: Humanizing the Fight for Racial Truth Telling in Schools

      
 

In this episode, Podcast Series Co-hosts Drs. Commodore and Johnson end this season with discussing takeaways and lessons learned from panelists over the season as well as invite in higher education scholars who are humanizing historically dehumanized people within higher education.

Panelists
Dr. Sonja Ardoin	Dr. Wayne Black	Dr. Katie Koo
Dr. OiYan Poon	Dr. Stephen Santa-Ramirez	Dr. TJ Stewart
Dr. Stephanie Waterman

 

Suggested Media

• Ardoin, S. (2019). Straddling class in the academy: 26 stories of students, administrators, and faculty from poor and working-class backgrounds and their compelling lessons for higher education policy and practice. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
• Ardoin, S., & McNamee, T. C. (2020). Spatial inequality and social class: Suggestions for supporting rural students across social class backgrounds. New Directions for Student Services, 2020(171-172), 37-46.
• Black, W. L., & Gray, K. L. (2022). Using Esports to Amplify Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Shifting the Narrative. In Understanding Collegiate Esports (pp. 21-32). Routledge.
• Johnson, R. M. (2021). The state of research on undergraduate youth formerly in foster care: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 14(1), 147.
• Johnson, R. M., Alvarado, R. E., & Rosinger, K. O. (2021). What’s the “problem” of considering criminal history in college admissions? A critical analysis of “ban the box” policies in Louisiana and Maryland. The Journal of Higher Education, 92(5), 704-734.
• Jones, W. A., & Black, W. L. (2021). Basketball’s Black Tax? An Examination of Historically Black College and University Men’s Basketball Guarantee Game Compensation. Journal of Sport Management, 1(aop), 1-12.
• Koo, K. K., Yao, C. W., & Gong, H. J. (2021). “It is not my fault”: Exploring experiences and perceptions of racism among international students of color during COVID-19. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
• Koo, K., Kim, Y. W., Lee, J., & Nyunt, G. (2021). " It's My Fault": Exploring Experiences and Mental Wellness Among Korean International Graduate Students. Journal of International Students, 11(4), 790-811.
• Poon, O. A., & Segoshi, M. S. (2018). The racial mascot speaks: A critical race discourse analysis of Asian Americans and Fisher vs. University of Texas. The Review of Higher Education, 42(1), 235-267.
• Poon, O. A., Garces, L. M., Wong, J., Segoshi, M., Silver, D., & Harrington, S. (2019). Confronting misinformation through social science research: SFFA v. Harvard. Asian Am. LJ, 26, 4.
• Santa-Ramirez, S. (2022). A Sense of Belonging: The People and Counterspaces Latinx Undocu/DACAmented Collegians Use to Persist. Education Sciences, 12(10), 691.
• Santa-Ramirez, S. (2022). Their Mere Existence Is Resistance: Undocu/DACAmented Collegians' Resisting Subordination in Turbulent Times. The Review of Higher Education
• Shotton, H., Lowe, S. C., & Waterman, S. J. (Eds.). (2013). Beyond the asterisk: Understanding Native students in higher education. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
• Stewart, T. J. (2021). “Dear higher education, there are sex workers on your campus”: Rendering visible the realities of US college students engaged in sex work. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
• Stewart, T. J., & Breeden, R. L. (2021). “Feeling good as hell”: Black women and the nuances of fat resistance. Fat Studies, 10(3), 221-236.
• Waterman, S. J. (2019). New research perspectives on Native American students in higher education. Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity, 5(1), 60‑80.