On to Higher Ground with Dr. William Anderson

Since last season, we have brought you stories that are heart-wrenching, painful, and traumatic. Examples of racial battle fatigue, professional violence and PTSD, which, even though most have experienced a measure of healing, or begun that healing journey, are difficult.In some cases, Black classroom teachers depart the classroom to make a wider impact. This was the case for Dr. William Anderson, History teacher extraordinaire, who was just minding his own business, working on his doctorate, ready to return to the classroom for the 2021-2022 school year when he was tapped to take over the Teacher Education Program at the University of Denver, the first Black man to step into that role.Dr. Anderson knew this was an opportunity to impact the profession in a more powerful way, and went on a journey to make it happen.This is a provocative episode, and we encourage you to put on your intersectional lens as you digest this inspiring and powerful story.