Equity in Higher Ed

In this season 1 finale of Equity in Higher Ed, Sam discusses intersectionality's role in higher education. 

In this fifth episode of Equity in Higher Ed, Sam dicusses invisible disabilites, and the supports that are used to help students with invisible disabilities succeed academically. 

In this episode of Equity in Higher Ed, Sam speaks with YiLi Smedley, a junior Chinese Studies and Biology double major with a Biomedical concentration, about her experience as a person with a visual impairment. 

In this third episode of Equity in Higher Ed, Sam speaks with Mike Blount, M.A., LPC., CSAT, Professional Counselor for the Engle Center for Counseling and Health Services here at Messiah University. They break down the importance of caring for students' mental health, and how mental health impacts the student experience in college/university. CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of suicide and general discussion of mental health struggles. 

In this second episode of Equity in Higher Ed, Sam speaks with Messiah senior Human Development & Family Sciences major Angelina Bainbridge, about her experience as an individual with a mobility disability- specifically cerebral palsy. 

In this part 2 of the first episode of Equity in Higher Ed, Dr. Jennifer Thomson, Professor of Biopsychology at Messiah University, joins Sam to further the conversation on how neurodiversity and neurodivergence impact higher education. 

In this first episode of Equity in Higher Ed, Sam discusses neurodiversity and neurodivergence, and why an understanding of both is crucial to the support of all students in higher education.