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Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast

Once again, Social Justice Education is having conversations that matter about the Northern Illinois University (NIU) 2021 Common Read Experience Book, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah! This 3rd season of the Huskie Conversation Café Podcast will explore the connections between Trevor Noah’s lived experiences and the lived experiences of someone attending NIU in 2021. Over the course of seven episodes, we will discuss the themes of the book with a guest and break down what the listener can do to be a

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21:25

HSI Reflections What We Learned From Students

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2025/09/09

This episode invites students, faculty, and staff to explore the major insights gathered from our 2024–25 campus pláticas (conversations). Listeners will learn about the methodology, shared experiences, emerging themes, and opportunities to shape future initiatives that reflect our campus community’s needs and aspirations.Music: Many thanks to idokay for the use of his music as the intro and outro of this podcast. Life's Journey Begins by idokay Link:

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31:44

Season 5, Episode 1 Part 1: Serving with Purpose:...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2025/01/13

In this powerful season opener, join your host, Ana Velazquez, with Marla Franco, Ph.D., Karla Silva, Ph.D. and Jared Lujan, Ph.D., as they unpack the critical concept of servingness in higher education and its connection to the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation. They explore how institutions can embrace this designation to better support Hispanic and underrepresented student populations, create more inclusive campuses, and ensure equitable opportunities for all. Tune in for an

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Season 5, Episode 1 HSI Podcast Trailer

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2025/01/09

In the season 5 premiere, join your host, Ana Velazquez, with Marla Franco, Ph.D., Karla Silva, Ph.D. and Jared Lujan, Ph.D., as they explore the intersection of servingness and the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation in higher education. They discuss how colleges and universities can leverage the HSI designation to better serve Hispanic and underrepresented communities, foster inclusivity, and create meaningful change. This episode sets the stage for a deeper conversation about equity,

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57:56

Season 4, Episode 1: Exploring the legacy of Jean...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2022/01/31

This week on the Huskie Conversation Café Podcast, we present a recorded lecture on the legacy of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable featuring Dr. Courtney Joseph. This lecture, recorded in October of 2021, brought the NIU community together to discuss the importance of oral history and storytelling in research and preserving the legacy of important historical figures such as Jean Baptiste Point du Sable who might otherwise be forgotten in the common practice of whitewashing history. Dr. Joseph provides

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47:28

Season 3, Episode 7: Unpacking Policing in Born a...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/10/04

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by NIU Police Department officer Andrew Sotomayor (he/him). J and Andrew discuss ways to challenge bias in police, how a legacy of police brutality creates generational trauma, and alternative models of engagement with civilians that are more aligned with the values of protecting and serving. They reference chapters 13, 17, and 18 in today’s episode. Debrief Questions What are your reactions to Trevor’s experiences

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46:15

Season 3, Episode 6: Money and Opportunity in Born a...

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2021/09/27

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by fellow Huskies Maliyah Davis (she/her), Ayan Manning (she/her), Dallas Douglass (he/him), Nani Quezada (she/they), Justin Smith (he/him), Parth Chokski (he/him), Devon Wenger (he/him), and a student who wished to remain anonymous. J and their guests discuss the opportunities that have shaped their lives, side hustles, and what institutions of higher education can do to better support their students. They

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36:19

Season 3, Episode 5: Family and Community in Born a...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/09/20

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by fellow Huskies Erin Marie Barker (she/her), Scott Tyler (he/him), Abby Byer (she/her), and Brian Griffin (he/him). J and their guests discuss what family means to them, how we know that a community values us, the NIU community, and what their dream future communities might look like. They reference chapters 6, 7, 8, and 10 in this episode of the podcast. Thanks to Dulce Hernandez (she/her/ella) for conducting

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42:03

Season 3, Episode 4: Unpacking Education in Born a...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/09/13

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them/theirs) is joined by Dr. James Cohen (he/him/his), an associate professor of ESL/Bilingual education at Northern Illinois University. J and Dr. Cohen discuss education, the importance of access and representation in the classroom, ways to teach with inclusion in mind, and why knowing yourself is critical for social justice, equity, and inclusion. They reference chapters 5 and 11 in this episode of the podcast. For NIU

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49:19

Season 3, Episode 3: Unpacking Religion in Born a...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/09/06

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them/theirs) is joined by Pastor Joe Mitchell (he/him/his), Senior Pastor at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in DeKalb, IL! J and Joe discuss religious practice, the intersections of racial and religious communities, the role of gender in religion and faith, and how religious communities can be a central force in healing and reconciliation. They reference chapters 1 and 3 in this episode of the podcast. Find more about New Hope

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54:03

Season 3, Episode 2: Unpacking Language and Culture...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/08/30

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them/theirs) is joined by Dr. Mehdi Semati (he/him/his), Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University. J and Mehdi discuss culture and language, how the two create one another, the importance of common language, and communication and humor as a form of civic engagement and activism. They reference chapters 4 and 14 in this episode of the podcast. Find Dr. Semati’s new co-authored book,

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40:02

Season 3, Episode 1: Understanding Apartheid in Born...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/08/23

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them/theirs) is joined by Tamara Boston, (she/her/hers) a proud double alumna of Northern Illinois University and seasoned project coordinator for the Office of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. J and Tamara discuss the history of apartheid, the parallels between South Africa and America, raising a biracial child in both cultural contexts, and why the history of apartheid is still relevant today. They reference chapters 2

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63:12

Season 2, Episode 6: Into White Fatigue feat. Joe Flynn

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/04/12

This week on the Huskie Conversation Café, your host J Pappas (they/them/theirs) is joined by Northern Illinois University associate professor and author of White Fatigue: Rethinking Resistance for Social Justice, Dr. Joe Flynn (he/him/his). In the final of two episodes of this interview, J and Joe discuss white fatigue, identity development, social justice education, activism, antiracism, and the role of white folks in movements for racial justice and equity. On White Fatigue: “White Fatigue:

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85:59

Season 2, BONUS Episode: A Conversation with Dr....

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/04/08

CW: Discussions of sexual assault, hate crimes, racial violence, suicide ideation, and terrorism. This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by cohosts Jasmine Ivy and Starr Lee from the office of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for an exclusive conversation with Dr. LaVonya Bennett. In this full-length interview, J, Jasmine, Starr, and LaVonya discuss racial trauma, insidious trauma, healing, intersectionality, and how the current socio-political

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23:29

Season 2, Episode 5: Behind the Writing of White...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/03/29

This week on the Huskie Conversation Café, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by Northern Illinois University associate professor and author of White Fatigue: Rethinking Resistance for Social Justice, Dr. Joe Flynn (he/him/his). In the first of two episodes of this interview, J and Joe discuss how early racialized experiences impacted his adult perspective, the process of writing a book and curriculum development, and the surprisingly positive experience of writing a book on this topic at

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47:01

Season 2, Episode 4: Into Humanity’s Last Stand:...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/03/15

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by Northern Illinois University professor and author of Humanity’s Last Stand: Confronting Global Catastrophe, Dr. Mark Schuller (he/him/his). In the final of two episodes of this interview, J and Mark discuss anthropological imagination, global capitalism, empathy, climate change, and how all of humanity’s struggles are inextricably linked. On Humanity’s Last Stand: “Surveying the struggles of disenfranchised

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29:17

Season 2, Episode 3: Behind the Writing of Humanity’s...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/03/01

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by Northern Illinois University professor and author of Humanity’s Last Stand: Confronting Global Catastrophe, Dr. Mark Schuller (he/him/his). In the first of two episodes of this interview, J and Mark discuss writing a book on major global events amidst a pandemic, a civil rights uprising, and national and global unrest, the process of writing a book like a long-form blog, and how the book has been received in its

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51:00

Season 2, Episode 2: Into Radical Hope feat. Kevin...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/02/15

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by the director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Professor of History at Grand View University, and author of Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto, Kevin Gannon (he/him). In the second and final episode of this interview, J and Kevin discuss themes in Radical Hope, including inclusive pedagogy, the hidden curriculum on college campuses, making syllabi worth reading, and embracing the cultural

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28:31

Season 2, Episode 1: Behind the Writing of Radical...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2021/02/01

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by the director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Professor of History at Grand View University, and author of Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto, Kevin Gannon (he/him). In part one of this episode series, J and Kevin discuss the process of writing from blog to book, what it was like to write this book during this current sociopolitical climate, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in

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28:34

Final Episode Part 2 feat. Jocelyn Santana: "The...

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2020/11/13

This week on the Huskie Conversation Cafe, your host J Pappas (they/them) is joined by Jocelyn Santana (she/her/hers) to discuss chapters 14-16 of When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele.J and Jocelyn discuss perspectives, self-reflection, community, and the 2020 election's parallels and differences to 2016.Find the work that Social Justice Education and ADEI is doing here: https://www.niu.edu/diversity/Register for the fall 2020 Town

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4:35

Deep Dive Final Episode: Season 1 Wrap-Up

Huskie Conversation Cafe Podcast ·

2020/11/11

In the Huskie Conversation Cafe Deep Dives, your host J Pappas (they/them) takes a closer look at some of the big topics discussed in the main episode. This week, J is wrapping up season 1 of the podcast, and shares what you can expect from this podcast feed moving forward to the coming semesters. A big thank you to our listeners, our guest experts, and the educators sharing these episodes in their classes. Go Huskies! Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeodLink:

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