News/UPdates

This insightful discussion explores the cultural, historical, and social connections between African and African American students on campus.

Host: Iris Thompson-Pelham, UDC undergraduate student

Episode 1: Safeguarding Our Sons - and what that looks like as a student parent in DC {student-parents}

Host: Charity Blackwell, Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practitioner, spoken word artist.

Guests:

○ Leslie Perry 

○ Michelle Bailey 

○ Yolanda Torres 

Episode: Reinvesting in Adult Learners. Adjusting to academic curriculum when out-of-school for over 10 years (older-adult learners)

Host: Charity Blackwell, Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practitioner, spoken word artist.

Guests:

• Maurice Green, Senior Fall 2024/UDC from North Carolina, DC resident 
• Iris Thompson-Pelham, from Sierra Leone, Nursing AA graduate, seek BA 
• Juliana , from Nigeria, UDC/Nursing AA graduate, seek BA

Episode 5: Sacrifice or Self Care- How do students manage Mental Health and Wellness?

Host: Charity Blackwell, Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practitioner, spoken word artist.

Guests:

• Evelyn Sands (Washingtonian)
• Juliana , from Nigeria, UDC/Nursing AA graduate, seeking BA 
• Iris Thompson-Pelham, from Sierra Leone, Nursing AA graduate, seek ingBA  (Washingtonian)