EP 44: Prioritizing Self-Care, Sisterhood, and Scholarship with Black Women Faculty in Higher Education w/Drs. Nakia Gray-Nicolas & Angel Nash

Good day to you and welcome to The Equity Experience Podcast!  In episode #44, we have an amazing conversation with Drs. Angel Nash & Nakia Gray-Nicolas and their research findings based on their 2021 research publication in Race, Ethnicity, and Education titled "First things first: Black women situating identity in the first-year faculty experience".   In this podcast, we engage in the following topics of dialogue: Discussing the lived experiences of Black women and their tenure/reappointment processes as faculty members Unpacking how Black women faculty create peer accountability networks of support and mentoring Strategies for higher education administrators for creating equitable and inclusive spaces for Black women faculty in higher education About our guests: Angel Miles Nash, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Leadership Education at Chapman University. Angel taught and led in K-12 schools in Washington, DC, California, and Virginia, experiences which galvanized her research endeavors examining the emboldening of Black girls and women in K-20+ education, the professional intersectional realities of Black women in education, and the ways that educators and leaders support underserved students in STEM education. Her research and scholarship published in peer-reviewed journals and books collectively reify her belief in educators’ influence on the historically underserved communities she champions and her development of the intersectional leadership framework. Nakia M. Gray-Nicolas is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Queens College, CUNY. Her professional experiences and research are informed by her personal upbringing and focus on equity and access across the K-20+ pipeline. Her research examines college readiness and access, and persistence of traditional marginalized students; distributed leadership and community engagement; and the intersectionality and experience of Black women in academia. Her work has been published as book chapters and journals such as the Journal for School Leadership, Education Policy Analysis Archives, and Race Ethnicity Education. She recently co-edited the book (Re)Building Bi/Multilingual Leaders for Socially Just Communities. ******************************************************************************** The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC.   We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training, coaching, and curriculum development services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com for more information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karla958/support

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