Lesson 05. BIPOC Representation in Higher Education, Leading with Conviction and Advocating for Change w/ Dontá McGilvery

LINK: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/willing-to-learn/id1553406503?i=1000515217948

Dontá McGilvery is a husband, a father, a pastor and a PhD Candidate for the Theatre for Youth program at Arizona State University. His research interests focus on the representation and liberation of BIPOC (Black, Indigienous and People of Color) students in design and art schools in higher education. Dontá joins Willing to Learn to discuss how leadership and conviction are most effective when intertwined. He also discusses some of the recent campus movements in relation to what’s happening on the national stage and shares his thoughts on how to foster true diversity, equity and inclusion in higher learning spaces.

For more information on Dontá, visit:

IG: rappositive

Facebook: Donta McGilvery

Here are some of Dontá’s recommended resources from the episode:

-The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson –

-The Black Campus Movement by Ibrahim H. Rogers-

-The Black Revolution on Campus by Martha-

-Harlem vs. Columbia University by Stephen Bradley-

-The Third Reconstruction by William J. Barber-

Check out this episode!