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Today's episode is a conversation with the team behind Black in Engineering. Drs. Carlotta Berry (Rose-Hulman University); Brooke Coley (Arizona State University); Leroy Long III (Embry-Riddle, FL); Tahira Reid (Purdue); and Monica F. Cox (Ohio State) called in to talk about their moving video, "Black Engineering Faculty Speak." Their collaboration is a true testament to bravery, innovation, and commitment to social change. The discussed their collaborative process, and how they cared for each other while working together across distance and space. Out of their work also came their Call to Action - a list of priorities and recommendations for universities and colleges for anti-racist initiatives. In our conversation, they shared how individual faculty members can be agents of positive change. Hear our interview with the team wherever you get your podcasts. Show notes: Take a look at their website: BlackinEngineering.org Watch their video, "Black Engineering Faculty Speak" or subscribe to their YouTube Channel Connect @BlkInEngineerng Read their Call to Action, "On Becoming an Anti-Racist University" Reach out to blackengineeringfacultyspeak@gmail.com Interview Date: 7/16/20 Connect with us: Click here to tell us your story. Why is it called More and More Every Day? Click here to read our first More and More post. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @smcchistory Click here to join our mailing list.

Denise El Habach (BryantDee@gmail.com) is a High School Counselor in Phoenix, Arizona. When we talked in April, she was just about to send off the graduating class of 2020 from Moon Valley High School. Denise was surprised to discover in the quarantine...

Dawne Anderson is an adjunct instructor teaching English Composition at South Mountain Community College. She's used to living on her own, knitting and painting in her home, so the quarantine wasn't a difficult adjustment for Dawne. However, she does feel lonely at times, and misses getting sufficient exercise during the sweltering Arizona summer. For Dawne, the watershed moment was around Friday, the 13th of March when her substitute teaching position fell through, and classes at SMCC were suspended for a week. As someone who is used to balancing way too many things at once, she felt the shock of less to do and the cascade of information were overwhelming. To keep in touch, Dawne shared her cell phone number with students, and became more vigilant in Canvas and with her email. She asked students to incorporate creative reflection to describe their experiences while #LearningintheCOVID19era. "It's been better than any other writing I was given," she says. Like many of us, Dawne is using the time to explore new technologies and skills that interest her, but she's willing to give herself the grace and time she needs to get comfortable. When asked what she misses the most, Dawne teared up. She misses her students. But mostly, she misses hugging her adult son. She reflects, "I feel privileged just to witness" the historical changes in our society right now. Though she doesn't have a favorite quote right now, she urges us to tell people we love them, because we don't know what the future will hold. Hear Dawne's interview wherever you get your podcasts. Show notes: Dawne joined the Facebook group "Pandemic Pedagogy" and found a supportive and innovative community. She suggests watching live theater performances for free online and reading Radical Hope and the Radicalization of the American Revolution. Connect with Dawne: Dawne.Anderson@southmountaincc.edu. Interview Date: 4/30/20 Connect with us: Click here to tell us your story. Why is it called More and More Every Day? Click here to read our first More and More post. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @smcchistory Click here to join our mailing list.

Miranda Rivers from the US Institute of Peace joins us to talk about nonviolent action, protest, and social change in the #COVID19era. She's the first people we've interviewed outside of the field of education to get some perspective on the role of...

Today we talk with Paul (@berlin_and_company) who is a student and future history teacher at South Mountain Community College (@SouthMountaincc). Paul shares how COVID19 has affected his home and work life. He loves studying history, and reflects on how...

Summer and Andrea are back at it with a look at all that happened in the week of July 13th, 2020. Weekly Recap Highlights: New episodes! "Sit in the Discomfort" with Guy Goodman of South Mountain Community College "Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times" with Jessamyn Neuhaus of SUNY Plattsburgh. (@GeekyPedagogy) Student essays: Lashonna's faith keeps her centered during difficult times Tationnya reflects on the fear and anger that she felt while trying to grocery shop in spring 2020 Thanks to Any Good Thing for supporting our work! Looking ahead to the coming weeks: Future Eps: Future history teacher/community college student, Paul Dr. Sara Simons of UT shares her perspectives on our students' trauma and mental health The team behind Black Engineering Faculty Speak tell of their collaborative process to create a stirring video. Summer is presenting on remote interviewing with SOHA on 7/31! Andrea and Summer hosting a listening learning session on race and culturally responsive teaching in August. Reach out if you're interested. Andrea and Summer will donate $10 for every new follower, rating, review, or subscriber to the Maricopa Emergency Fund to support students in the COVID19 era! Get the word out! Shout outs to: Andrea revisits her appreciation of Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now Summer recommends Jessamyn's Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers. Summer celebrates her affinity for the recently renamed "The Chicks" on the dawn of their first album in 14 years. Welcome back! @thechicks! Connect with us: Write for us. Tell us your story. Read our first More and More post. Join our mailing list Follow us on social media @smcchistory Find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Recording date: 7/17/20