On this episode, Portia, Tashana and Ingrid spoke with Chris Boldon, Director or Workforce Data Management in the Office of Human Resources at the University of Minnesota. Chris reached out after listening to our episode on destructive leadersh...

Portia and Ingrid spoke with Shamis Pitts, Founder and CEO of Pitts Leadership Consulting or PLC. PLC is a human capital consulting company specializing in organizational health and employee wellbeing. Shamis shared her experiences working with...

Tashana, Porta and Ingrid get serious and silly with Doug McKenna, host of AACRAO's For the Record podcast and George Mason University Registrar. The group discusses DEI topics Doug has covered and what he has learned as host, including the imp...

Portia, Tashana, and Ingrid spoke with Kristen Shields, Associate Registrar at Governors State University about her research on how destructive leadership behaviors show up in the workplace, and coping strategies to deal with them. Kristen gene...

In this episode, Tashana, Ingrid, and Portia spoke with Dr. Reginald Garcon, Associate Vice President for Enrollment management and Student Experience, and University Registrar at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore.  Dr. Garcon talk...

Portia, Tashana, and Ingrid walk through some of the sessions they attended at the 2024 AACRAO Annual Meeting that focused on DEI topics. This year's conference was a reminder of how important it is to be in community with colleagues, and the l...

The HEARD ladies return from their pod hiatus to talk about the importance of self-care with Tiffani Robertson, Associate Director of Enrollment Management at Governors State University and Dr. Connie S. Newsome, Director of Registrar Services ...

Portia kicks off this episode’s conversation with Joel Nelson, Program Manager for Learner Success and Innovation in the Office of Digital Learning at The Ohio State University. A wide range of topics arose, including accessibility, AI, data...

The ladies wrap up the summer book club series in the nick of time with Minda Harts book, Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace. In this episode, the ladies get vulnerable discussing previous workplace experiences and...

The summer book club continues with Elizabeth Leiba’s book, I Am Not Yelling: A Black Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Workplace. In this book, Leiba weaves her biography with other lived experiences to share how black women can find empowerm...

Tashana, Portia, and Ingrid pause their summer book club series to sit down with AACRAO Executive Director Melanie Gottlieb to walk through the recent Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Ha...

Tashana, Portia, and Ingrid kick-off their Summer Book Club with The Complexities of Race: Identity, Justice and Power in an Evolving America (ed. Charmaine Wijeyesinghe). Each chapter is a different essay exploring possible interventions or...

In this episode the ladies dive into promoting equity and inclusion for people living with disabilities and chronic conditions with Whitney West, Direct Director of Student Records and Associate Registrar at Louisiana State University in the...

Portia LaMarr (HEARD co-host), Loida Utley (Transfer Tea), and Sarah Reed (For the Record co-host) took a moment at the AACRAO Annual Meeting to record this cross-podcast conversation. Hear them talk about opportunities for connection betwee...

Recorded at the 2023 AACRAO Annual Meeting, Portia, Tashana, and Ingrid asked AACRAO members to take the mic and share what work is being done at their institutions and offices to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. There’s so much goo...

Tashana, Portia, and Ingrid sat down with Kylie Borges, Associate Registrar for Degree Progress and Audit at Stanford University and Vice President of Diversity Development for PACRAO. This episode digs deep into the power of state and regio...

The ladies talk with ASCEND graduates Johnika Dreher from Kent State University, Malia Jones from Elon University, and Ria Woods White from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University about their experiences participating in AACRAO’s ASCEND program...

Portia, Tashana, and Ingrid are joined by Rakin “Rock” Hall, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Chief Enrollment Officer at Arcadia University. We talked with Rock about his experience as a higher education professional working in S...

This episode was suggested by Katie Brown, Assistant Vice President for Student Success and University Registrar at Aspen University. Katie asked how those of us in positions that oversee hiring can make a concerted effort to increase DEI initi...

In this episode, Portia, Tashana, and Ingrid reflect on their first HEARD interviews and discuss what stood out; the diversity, equity, and inclusion ground they have yet to cover; and set some intentions for 2023. This candid conversation c...

When you’re the first person of color in your role, how do you promote a culture of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? H.E.A.R.D  host, Tashana Curtis invites Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Administration and University Registrar P...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion feel ubiquitous now in higher education, but where did it all begin? The H.E.A.R.D. hosts speak with Dr. Keith Mayes from the Univer...

When you’re not an expert but need to take action, it’s important to seek advice from trusted mentors. Portia, Tashana, and Ingrid seek some help from Dr. David Graham, Assistant Vice Provost for Student Academic Success at The Ohio State Unive...

In the first episode of HE.A.R.D., the three hosts share how their identities and experiences have shaped their professional journeys and involvement with DEI work. Learn about what brought them together and what they hope to explore as they le...