72: Revolutionizing Equitable College Admissions w/ ACCEPT Group (Marie Bigham)

Today I'm joined by Marie Bigham, founder and co-leader of ACCEPT Group, or Admissions Community Cultivating Equity & Peace Today. Marie has spent over 20 years in college admissions, most recently at an independent school in New Orleans, and serves full-time as ACCEPT Group's leader. ACCEPT coordinates support for equitable college admissions, such as staging walkouts and organizing like-minded voices for change.In this podcast, Marie and I discuss the actions we can take to radicalize the college admissions process in an era of uncertainty. The horrific actions of the past few months, from the growth of a global pandemic to yet another murder of a person of color by the police, George Floyd, has led way to some glimmers of hope in organizing, protest, and growth as a society. What actions can K-college educators take to build an equitable higher education experience, when revolution seems more and more tangible?GUESTSMarie Bigham, former college admissions counselor and co-leader and founder of the ACCEPT Group (Admissions Community Cultivating Equity & Peace Today.)RESOURCES ACCEPT Group (Website) ACCEPT Group (Facebook) ACCEPT Group (Twitter) DEFINING ACCESS: How Test-Optional Works "We are witnessing America as a failed social experiment" - Dr Cornell West Full CNN Segment The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham JackFURTHER LISTENING (UPCOMING) ACCEPT Group Chat Sessions