Educational Access Posts
March 21, 2026
Transforming Communities through the Black InGenius Initiative (BiGI), University of San Diego
We highlight a powerful on-location episode of EDUP Xcelerated Excellence, where host Dr. Jacob Easley II visited the campus of the University of San Diego (USD) to sit down with Drs. Kimberly A. White-Smith, Professor and Dean, and Sean Green, Ass…
Feb. 7, 2026
Anti-oppressive Education and the Non-neutral Role of Schools in Social Equity
We return to the most listened to episode on Spotify of EDUP Xcelerated Excellence, a timely conversation with Dr. Kevin Kumashiro, then-Interim Dean for the School of Education at Hofstra University. A nationally recognized scholar, organizer, and …
Feb. 7, 2026
Advancing Innovation and Access to Higher Education at Western Michigan University
We revisit the most listened-to episode of EDUP Xcelerated Excellence, a timely conversation with Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Western Michigan University (WMU). Dr. Vasquez Heilig is an internationall…
Dec. 8, 2025
Leading an Elite Liberal Arts College in the Absence of Elitism with Dr. Dr. Elsa Núñez
We revisited one of the most listened to and first recorded (full-length) episode of the EDUP Xcelerated Excellence—a powerful conversation with Dr. Elsa Núñez, then-President of Eastern Connecticut State University. Eastern the state’s only public …