Our Episodes

Dr. Kevin Kumashiro , Interim Dean for the School of Education, Hofstra University , addresses the non-neutral role of schools in social equity. He explains that teaching should be seen as a collective effort, imagined differ...

Dr. Margaret Terry Orr is Professor at Fordham University and EdD program director and Chair of the Division of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy within the Graduate School of Education . She explains that im...

Our guests Drs. Kimberly A. White-Smith and Sean Green are Professor and Dean and Assistant Dean for Innovation and Community Engagement, respectively for the University of San Diego’s (USD) School of Leadership and Education...

Guest, Dr. Lynn M. Gangone , is President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Dr. Gangone recounts her legacy at AACTE and the association’s leadership in and impact on educator prep...

Our guest, Dr. Christopher (Chris) A. Koch, is President of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) . The council is comprised of more than 550 member institutions. This episode is part one in a two-p...

Our guest, Dr. Mark LaCelle-Peterson , is a founding team member and President of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) . Mark addresses the founding of AAQEP, responding to a demand for greate...

Our guest, Dr. Costonzo Bryant-Martin is Assistant Professor of Education and Director of the Call Me MiSTER Program at South Carolina State University (SCSU). For this Inspirational Short recorded during the fall 2024 CAEPCo...

Our guests are Drs. LaVada Taylor and Nancy Grim are Dean and Professor, respectively, at Chicago State University (CSU). Both are with the School of Education . For this Inspirational Short recorded during the fall 2024 CAEP...

Our guest, Dr. Sara Platt, is Assistant Dean, Director of Assessment and Accreditation and an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Mississippi ’s School of Education. University . She explains that Ol...

Our guest, Naomi Peña , is Director of Community Engagement and co-founder for the Literacy Academy Collective . Naomi shares her experiences as a parent and an advocate to assistant families with children struggling in readi...

Our Guest, Sharif El-Mekki , is founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development in Philadelphia, PA. Sharif explains the mission of the center to rebuild theBlack educator pipeline. He stresses the importance of ...

Our Guest, Devin Rankin, is Marketing and Community Relations Coordinator for Profound Gentlemen and Founder of Rankin Legacy Ventures . Devin is a versatile community specialist with a strong background in education, non-pro...

Our guest, Curtis Valentine, MPP , has dedicated over 20 years to the field of public education. Curtis is Founder of Real Men Teach , a community of educators striving to recruit and retain male educators of color. Curtis a...

Our guest, Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz , Ph.D. (she/her), is a Professor of English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University . In May, 2024 Yolanda was recognized with the prestigious Dorothy Height Distinguished Alumni Awa...

Our guest, Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy , Ph.D., currently serves as the president and CEO of AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education). She joined AACTE in January 2025, after serving as a distinguished professo...