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 License http://…

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 Article Intro/Outro Music: "Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Lice…

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 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Produced and Edited b…

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 License http://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 Website This episode produced and edited by Lee Strickland Intro/Outro Music: "Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 L…

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 h…

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 Strickland Music: "Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/lic…

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 Attrib…

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 (in…

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. Than…

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 (inc…

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 Common…

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 License…

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 Comm…

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 …

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 p…

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…

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 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by…

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 Attribu…

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 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/…

Hosts Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone talk more about William Jewell College's Radical Inclusivity trainings and where they see Radical Inclusivity at Jewell in the future. Intro/Outro Music: "Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/…

Join hosts Dr. Rodney Smith and Al Leone as they interview William Jewell College President, Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls. Topics include: Radical Inclusivity, Jewell's goals and where the college is headed next. Intro/Outro Music: "Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creati…

In the first episode of Radical Inclusivity with William Jewell College hosts Al Leone and Dr. Rodney Smith introduce themselves, talk about what this podcast will be about and what learnings you will walk away with. Learn with us on this journey into radical inclusivity! Music: "Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative …

Cohosts Al Leone and Dr. Rodney Smith talk with leading learners, community partners, students and scholars about topics and values that impact our own lives and our nation. New episodes monthly. Music: "Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.…