Dive In: A Podcast for Career Development Professionals Marian Higgins: Speaker and Podcaster

Accountability spaces are a great way for you and your colleagues to collectively challenge and support each other while deepening your commitment to justice work.  In this episode, Tara Milliken, the assistant director for career services, training and communication at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, joins me to share her experience facilitating accountability spaces in the workplace.  She currently co-leads a space focused on race.  Tara discusses the purpose of accountability spaces, how you can facilitate them, different formats for this collective work, and the benefits and challenges in offering these spaces.
Connect with Tara
Twitter:@TaraMilliken
Resources Mentioned
ACPA Commission for Career Services
ACPA Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization
Debunking the Myth of Job Fit in Higher Education and Student Affairs, Edited by Brian J. Reece, Vu T. Tran, Elliott N. DeVore and Gabby Porcaro
The Racial Healing Handbook, by Dr. Anneliese Singh
On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life, by Dr. Sara Ahmed
Seeing White- Seen on Radio Podcast
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You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers.  In this episode, Joelle Murchison, founder and principal of ExecMommyGroup, joins me for a conversation to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) questions related to our work as career development professionals and higher education practitioners.  She shares her journey as a diversity champion in higher education, a non-profit, a corporation, and now as an entrepreneur.  She explains the differences in DEI work in higher education and the corporate sector, describes how she integrates DEI into a course she teaches, discusses strategies clients can use to determine a company's commitment to DEI, and identifies areas for career centers to consider as they develop their DEI strategy.
Connect with Joelle
Instagram: EMG
Facebook: EMG- Exec Mommy Group
LinkedIn: Joelle Murchison
Website: https://execmommygroup.com/
Resources Mentioned
Conscious Kid 
Race Forward
The Color of Change
Code Switch 
We Can’t Talk About That at Work! By Mary Frances Winter
Inclusive Conversations by Mary Frances Winter 
Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit by Mary Frances Winter
This Book is Antiracist by Tiffany Jewell
Color Blind or Color Brave by Mellody Hobson 
The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Everyday we can choose joy.  In this episode, Maureen Sweatman, Chief Joy Officer at Joyful Living Coaching, reminds us joy is a choice and we can define it for ourselves. She encourages us to take small steps towards creating joy in our lives and provides some examples of how to do so.  Maureen shares strategies you can adopt to help clients and students who may need to tap into joy as they navigate life decisions. 
Maureen is offering a special gift for Dive In listeners, so be sure to listen to the entire episode and connect with her via Joyful Living Coaching.  The gift and offer are available until December 31, 2020.    
Connect with Maureen
Joyful Living Coaching
Facebook: Joyful Living Coaching
Twitter: Maureen Sweatman
Instagram: Maureen Sweatman
LinkedIn: Maureen Sweatman
Resources Mentioned
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Super Attractor by Gabrielle Bernstein
Emotional Agility by Susan David
The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams
Anchored in the Current: Discovering Howard Thurman as Educator, Activist, Guide, and Prophet by Gregory C. Ellison III
Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel, Elizabeth Gilbert on Careers vs. Jobs
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Could you use some positivity in your life?  In this episode, Philip Wilkerson, host of the Positive Philter podcast, takes us on his journey to developing a positive outlook on life.  He shares strategies to coach clients and students on being positive as they explore career options.  Phil also talks about practicing gratitude, preserving his peace, and protecting his joy during the pandemic and a racial justice movement.  Lastly, he encourages career development professionals to integrate positivity into their daily work.
Connect with Philip
LinkedIn: Philip Willkerson III 
Instagram: Positive Philter
Twitter: Positive Philter
Facebook: Positive Philter
Twitter: Philip_W3
Resources Mentioned
The Science of Happiness
The Science of Well-Being
Five Minute Journal
Happiness Lab Podcast
Greater Good Science Center Podcast
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Graduate students are a unique population we serve.  In this episode, Fatim Lelenta, an assistant director and career coach who specializes in graduate student career development, at the New York University (NYU), Wasserman Center for Career Development joins me to share her perspective on working with graduate students.  She reflects on paying attention to the individual needs of these students and the benefits of using a holistic approach to help them navigate barriers and cultural nuances.
Connect with Fatim
LinkedIn: Fatim Lelenta
Twitter: @fatim_lelenta
Resources Mentioned
Graduate Career Consortium
ImaginePhD
Versatile Ph.D.
The Academic Job Search Handbook by Julia Miller Vick, Jennifer S. Furlong, and Rosanne Lurie
Moving the Counseling Profession Forward: Strategies for Supporting the Personal and Professional Development of Counselor-in-Training by Fatim Lelenta
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How are you helping students develop their career capital?  In this episode, Mako Miller, Career Services Manager for Kauffman Scholars, identifies challenges first generation students of color may face in college and while they make career plans.  She discusses the significance of career capital and how to help first generation students of color develop their career capital.  She also talks about identity-conscious services and programming and shares ideas you can implement at your institution.
Connect with Mako
LinkedIn: Mako Miller
Twitter: @MakoMillerKC
Resources Mentioned
Kauffman Scholars
Kauffman Scholars on Twitter
Closing the Opportunity Gap Edited by Vijay Pendakur
National Career Development Association
National Association for Colleges and Employers
Forbes Diversity Articles
Dirty Diversity Podcast
Waking up White by Debby Irving
White Like Me by Tim Wise
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LinkedIn: Marian Higgins
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