Multicultural Competence in Complex Social Worlds | Paul Porter | Part 1

What is “multicultural competence”? And why do we need it?What are the real ways that we can embrace the complexity of our experiences? How do we manage an ever-evolving social world?…Dr. Paul Porter is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA). Like Abbie, Paul graduated from Ball State University and was a member of the Ball State Speech Team. Paul went on to earn his Master’s in Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Eastern Michigan University and his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Indiana State University. Paul has worked on the development of programs and initiatives designed to help create inclusive environments for diverse student populations, as well as diversity strategic plans and program assessments. Paul has presented on topics such as multicultural competence and unconscious bias across the state of Indiana and nationwide.Today, Abbie and Paul discuss shared stories around their experience with speech, the subjectivity of success and failure, and meaning-making in Paul’s life. Paul shares some stories from his life to help contextualize his perspective in this conversation. Paul explores his “bittersweet” relationship with the role of father figures and why he is so passionate about investing in young people. Paul and Abbie discuss gray areas, cognitive schemas, and puzzles. Finally, Paul shares his journey into the world of communication, from his 3rd grade tests to his high school morning announcements. We end this conversation on a cliffhanger; join us again next week for Part Two of this conversation with Paul. ...Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created, produced & hosted by Abbie VanMeter.Stories Lived. Stories Told. is an initiative of the CMM Institute for Personal and Social Evolution....Music for Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created by Rik Spann. Find Rik on YouTube....Email me! [email protected] me on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠Check out my ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠Learn more about the ⁠⁠⁠CMM Institute.⁠⁠⁠Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠CMM⁠⁠⁠.Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠Cosmopolis 2045⁠⁠⁠.Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠CosmoKidz⁠⁠⁠.Learn more about the ⁠⁠⁠CosmoTeenz⁠⁠⁠ Fellows' work on Instagram.