EdCast examines the inequities confronting Latina faculty in higher education. Dr. Linda Hirsch speaks with Hostos Community College President Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis and the planners of the first Latinas in Higher Education Conference about the underrepresentation of minority faculty in higher education including advice on how Latina faculty can overcome obstacles to their success.
Guests: Daisy Cocco De Filippis, President Hostos Community College; Leidy Pichardo, Director EOP & Workforce Student Success, Rockland Community College; Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta, Professor Creative Writing and Latino Literature, Bronx Community College; and Nancy Velazquez-Torres, Interim Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, John Jay College.
Air Dates and Times:
Tuesday, December 20 – 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 21 – 10:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 24 – 7:30 a.m.
Sunday, December 25 – 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 27 – 8 a.m., 1 p.m.
Watch On:
CUNY TV: #75 Spectrum, Cablevision/Optimum
#30 Verizon FiOS, #77 RCN and WNYE broadcast #25.3
Monday, December 19 – 7 p.m. BronxNet TV, Optimum #67
You can also watch on YouTube
here.