Wow, Season 1 is in the books! 8 episodes of inspiration, insight and laughter--and LOTS to reflect upon.
Aug 11, 2021•12 min•Ep. 9
Today's guest, Dr. David Walton, is a brilliant example of making it count and living with purpose. The youngest of 3 boys, David didn’t understand his true potential until later in his academic journey, in large part thanks to his single mother’s enduring belief in him, even when he didn’t believe in himself. Late in his collegiate career he realized his vocational calling – to work as a physician and dedicate his life to remediating inequity in healthcare amongst the poor and disenfranchised. ...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 8
Dr. Mariko Silver is the president and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation, the current, significant stop in her remarkable career journey that weaves through leadership in higher education, philanthropy, and public service. Before coming to the Luce Foundation, she was the president of Bennington College and also worked in the Obama administration as Acting Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Policy in the US Department of Homeland Security. Mariko is a fellow of t...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 7
Dr. Holly Heard is the Director of Data and Analytics for Texas 2036, a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy organization that uses data to advocate for policy change in the state of Texas. Holly’s team works to develop data products, resources, and governance systems to support strong state policies. Previously, Holly served as a Senior Research Scientist and Associate Director at the Houston Education Research Consortium, and as an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department, both at Rice Univers...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 6
Dr. Lindsey Sasaki Kogasaka is an interdisciplinary trained scholar with a PhD and master's in international education from New York University, passionate about the intersection of international relations, political and cultural identity and cross-cultural exchange and training. Her work has tackled the Asian diaspora communities in Latin America, specifically Brazil and Peru and Latin American communities in Japan. Lindsey is a gifted polyglot and as someone who is deeply committed to people i...
Jun 02, 2021•58 min•Ep. 5
Dr. Lisa Jackson is Managing Partner at the Imago Dei Fund, the current hill station in her eclectic career journey that weaves through higher education, direct social service, and philanthropy, and originates from a strong set of values around justice, equity, and inclusion. Raised in California, Lisa comes from a long line of proud and successful Howard University graduates, including parents holding a Holy Trinity of doctoral degrees, an MD, a PhD and a JD. Needless to say, the bar was set hi...
May 19, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 4
Dr. Ramatu Bangura has spent the last 25 years working with and on behalf of adolescent girls in New York city, Washington, DC, and as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica, and she is committed to decolonizing philanthropic practices to ensure that those most impacted by structural violence and oppression are afforded the tools to create a world we are all safe, seen, and celebrated. She currently leads the design and inception of the children's rights innovation fund prior to working there, Ra...
May 05, 2021•57 min•Ep. 3
Dr. Omi Osun Joni L. Jones is an artist scholar and professor emeritus in the African and African diaspora studies department at the University of Texas at Austin. Her scholarship focuses on performance ethnography, theatrical jazz, Yoruba based aesthetics, black feminisms and activist theater. As the founder of the Austin Project, a collective of women of color artists, scholars, activists, and allies who use art for re-imagining society and the creator Sista Docta, a critique of the Academy an...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 2
Dr. Britt Yamamoto has been fortunate to be on a very eclectic professional journey–including stops as an organic farmer on two continents, a full-time professor, and being the founder of several social businesses serving Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East. In addition to his leadership with iLEAP, he is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the University of Washington Department of Global Health, a Founding Partner of Solutions for Online Integrated Learning (SOIL), and ...
Apr 02, 2021•20 min•Ep. 1
What does it mean to be a whole, creative, and generous person in and around the Academy? Why is academic life set up to produce and reward the opposite? Why are these questions that even need to be asked?!? This podcast explores questions like these through heart-centered conversations with people who have experienced an advanced academic training and gone on to have a meaningful social impact through their creative pursuits and practical actions.
Apr 01, 2021•53 sec
