This episode is the continuation of my conversation with college educators Maha Bali, Jesse Stommel, and Asao B. Inoue (you can listen to the first half here). As college institutions struggle with the implications of COVID-19, it’s important for them to place equity and access at the center of considerations about ways in which college can resume. As Professor Inoue pointed out, however, we also have an opportunity to fundamentally revolutionize the academy and the way we identify and support student success.

Topics include:

• How we can co-create intentionally equitable, hospitable spaces in our institutions

• What troubling practices emerged as institutions pivoted to remote education

• What does “access” mean, and what is being accessed when we say we are providing more access

• How the pandemic has problematized the practice of grading

• How institutions must empower and give agency to faculty as they reimagine education within the pandemic