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Nov. 16, 2020

School Sucks!!

Make no mistake about it Mike Yates believes that school SUCKS! But he is determined to reimagine the way we teach our children. Join us on the latest episode of @EdUp Experience webseries EdUp Unplugged, where the Senior Managing Director of Network Strategies for the Teach for America Reinvention Lab…

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Nov. 3, 2020

Racism Is A Public Health Emergency!

The American Medical Association has declared institutional racism an urgent public health issue and vowed to eradicate discrimination in health care. In addition, the American Psychological Association issued a strongly worded statement in August: "Ending systemic racism in America must be a public health priority. Decades of institutional racism, bias,…

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Oct. 26, 2020

How to Navigate the Workplace Effectively As a Professional Black Woman

When we think about the workplace in America, women are having a worse experience than men. Women of color are having a worse experience than white women. And Black women in particular are having the worst experience of all. Join me and Dr. Brittany Robertson for the latest EdUp Unplugged…

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Oct. 19, 2020

Former Pro-Basketball Player and Social Media Sensation Talks Personal Branding and Entrepreneurship

Want to learn about personal branding, motivation, entrepreneurship and harnessing your true potential? We got you covered! Dre Baldwin, former pro-basketball player and four-time TED Talk speaker, drops some serious knowledge in the latest Edup Experience episode of EdUp Unplugged. Dre is an OG social media innovator and originator who…

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Oct. 5, 2020

Small Business Strategies from a Combat-Decorated Airforce Colonel

Have you thought about the possibility of starting your own business but don't know where to start or what pitfalls to avoid? Catch PART TWO of my conversation with Dr. Russell Barnes on EdUp Unplugged, our The EdUp Experience webseries, where we talk to leaders in the Black community about…

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Sept. 28, 2020

Leadership Lessons from a Combat-Decorated Airforce Colonel

If nothing else, the events of the last few months have taught us the importance of strong, competent leadership! Catch this week's episode where we talk to leaders in the Black community about all of the most pressing issues facing our nation today. I had an amazingly insightful conversation with…

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Sept. 14, 2020

Black Panther and Black babydolls: The Importance of Black Media Representation

Join K-12 educator Danielle Shelton and Elizabeth Leiba for a special EdUp Unplugged webseries episode of The EdUp Experience about Race in America. We talk about how essential Black media representation is to positive identity formation for Black children and what needs to improve to make it better.

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Sept. 1, 2020

Using Radical Empathy to Tackle Racism in America

Using RADICAL EMPATHY to Tackle Racism in America Join Dr. Terri Givens and Elizabeth Leiba for a special EdUp Unplugged webseries episode of The EdUp Experience about Racism in America. We answer all the questions you want to know but were scared to ask about the origins of racism in…

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June 19, 2020

The EdUp Experience Live Stream

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June 7, 2020

Systemic Racism, Social Justice, and the Hope for Change in America

This is a special EdUp Embedded Panel discussion with higher education leaders from all areas of our sector, including administration, faculty, enrollment and marketing, addressing race relations, inequity, the role of higher education in addressing these issues and how to affect meaningful change in our country after the tragic killing…

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May 7, 2020

EdUp Unplugged - Developing Connections in Your Online Classroom

Elizabeth Leiba and Danielle Shelton talk about how to overcome Zoom fatigue in the online classroom. What strategies can instructors use to engage their students and show their authenticity. Students are looking for ways to connect with their instructor and Danielle provides from suggestions based on her decade of online…

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April 1, 2020

EdUp Unplugged - Social Media Trends in Higher Education

Watch Elizabeth Leiba and Danielle Shelton talk about the social media trends in higher education. They discuss using TikTok for marketing and outreach and how colleges and universities can use social media to connect with students. We talk about our last podcast interview with Maayan Gordan, a social media phenom…

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