Democracy’s College: Research and Leadership in Educational Equity, Justice, and Excellence for All

By: Office of Community College Research & Leadership University of Illinois
  • Summary

  • This monthly podcast focuses on P-20 education pathways with a focus on research and leadership that promotes educational equity, justice, and excellence for all students. This podcast is a product of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership, or OCCRL, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Learn more about OCCRL at occrl.illinois.edu.
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Episodes
  • A Journey to the Presidency with Terry Wilkerson of Rend Lake College
    Oct 23 2024

    In this episode, OCCRL senior research assistant H.M. Kuneyl, who coordinates OCCRL’s yearly Illinois Community College Leadership Institute, talks with Terry Wilkerson, the president of Rend Lake College who partook in the institute's Journey to the President panel in 2023. Kuneyl and Wilkerson discuss the challenges and benefits of working in the field of postsecondary education at a rural community college, President Wilkerson's career trajectory, the qualities that make a good leader, and other topics.

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    30 mins
  • Participants' Perspectives on OCCRL's Illinois Community College Leadership Institute
    Aug 2 2024

    In this episode, OCCRL research assistant H.M. Kuneyl, who coordinates the yearly OCCRL Illinois Community College Leadership Institute (ICCLI), talks with two individuals who were a part of the institute’s first cohort. They are Andy Hynds, dean of math, science and business and the executive dean of academics at Richland Community College; and Brianna McClay, associate dean of student services at Kennedy King College in the City Colleges of Chicago. Hynds and McClay discuss their work as community college leaders and how the ICCLI they attended in May of 2023 influenced their outlooks and careers.

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    24 mins
  • Developmental Education Reform in Illinois
    Jul 25 2024

    In this episode, OCCRL senior research associate Stacy Bennett talks with Joe Saucedo and Lee Roe, from the Partnership for College Completion in Chicago, to discuss developmental education reform in Illinois.

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    31 mins

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