Marian Vasser is the Director of the Office for Diversity Education and Inclusive Excellence at the University of Louisville. She conducts workshops and training sessions regarding diversity, inclusion, and equity. She also serves as a consultant for individuals, departments, university leaders, and public sector entities regarding best practices concerning diversity and inclusion.
Read MoreDr. Aaron Rollins is Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Louisville. He also serves as the Director of the Masters of Public Administration Program and Director of the Peace, Justice, & Conflict Transformation Program. His research examines issues pertaining to urban policy, social equity, organizational effectiveness, education policy, and the politics of race.
Read MoreDr. Toni Pressley-Sanon is Associate professor of Africology and African American Studies. She is the author of Istwa Across the Water: Haitian History, Memory, and the Cultural Imagination (Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2017). She teaches courses on intersections of African and African diasporic history and cultural production.
Read MoreDr. Barbara Patrick is Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration. She also serves as the chairperson of the Faculty Senate Task Force on Campus Climate, Race & Diversity and Director of Community Outreach the Public Administration Program. She has published research on issues of fairness and equity in public policy, performance management in public education, and citizen engagement in the administrative process. Her current research includes cultural competency in police engagement, structure and outcome of state Civil Rights Commissions, and financial/economic disparities among underserved cities in Michigan.
Read MoreDyann Logwood was the first African-American administrative director of the Women's Resource Center at Eastern Michigan University. She is a poet, writer, activist, and Assistant Professor in the Women's and Gender Studies Department, and also teaches courses in Africology and African American Studies, and Religious Studies.
Read MoreDr. Stephen Jefferson is an Associate Professor of psychology at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). His research interests include exploring how systemic discrimination affects the emotional lives of people of color (particularly African Americans), White Americans, and individuals who identify as belonging to marginalized sexual orientation groups. He is currently the Chair of the College of Arts and Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Committee at EMU.
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