Black Education Episodes

Our Guest, Dr. Terrance McNeil, is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Practice and Leadership at Tennessee State University, where he serves as Program Coordinator of the Higher Education Leadership Ed.D. program. With over 20 years of experience in K-12 and higher education, his work centers on equitable educator preparation, leadership development, and expanding access for underrepresented groups. Dr. McNeil is a Faculty Innovation Fellow at StanfordUniversity and ...

Our guests, Dr. Micia Mosely, Founder and Director of the Black Teacher Project, advances the mission of creating opportunities for Black teachers to see schools as places of liberated learning. In developing leaders, she explains that leadership is not about a title nor more work. Leadership development is one condition that positively impact teacher effectiveness and retention. Dr. Mosley professes the importance of community among Black educators and explains that mentorship is an invaluabl...

Our Guest, Dr. Chezare A. Warren, is Associate Professor of education policy with a secondary faculty appointment in the department of teaching and learning at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. He addresses the role of empath and the counterbalance of false empathy as jumping off point for greater equity in schools. In doing so, he elevates the importance of interpersonal relationships that humanize educational experiences. Dr. Warren shares how his latest book Centering Possibility in ...