When I last visited Europe in 2019, I couldn’t have imagined that it would be three years before I made it back. I have been a regular visitor/researcher to Europe since I started graduate school in the mid-1990s. When I landed in Copenhagen today, I felt a sense of joy…

Ruby Dee, Judith Jamison, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and more — It may be the end of Black History Month, but we all have much more to learn, and hopefully these posts will inspire you to make Black History a project for 365 days of the year. Day 14 of #BlackHistoryMonth and it’s #ValentinesDay! I can’t think of a better day…

“We are living in a time when practicing empathy, taking action, creating change, and building trust are more important than ever. From Washington, DC, to London, from Berlin to Sydney, from Hong Kong to Johannesburg, people around the world are crying out for social justice” — Terri Givens, Radical Empathy…

Recognizing African American Trailblazers for #BlackHistoryMonth — Week 2 — Click here to read Week 1 This year for #BlackHistoryMonth I am highlighting people who have had an impact on my life, profession and the world. This is a summary of the second week of posts. Day 7: Those who know me well know that I grew up on the…

Week 1: Barbara Jordan, Isabel Wilkerson, Ralph Johnson Bunche, Clint Smith, LeVar Burton, and Merze Tate — This year for #BlackHistoryMonth I am highlighting people who have had an impact on my life, profession and the world. This is a summary of the first week of posts. Day 1: Although I never met her in person, I was inspired by Barbara Jordan. I was a political junkie…

People often ask me how to get started on the path to radical empathy — first I remind them that there are six steps: A willingness to be vulnerable. Becoming grounded in who you are. Opening yourself to the experiences of others. Practicing empathy. Taking action. Creating change and building…

The coming storm… It has been a year of loss and as the doors begin to open, it will be the opening of more than just the physical locations… How will our hearts grapple with the pain? Who will we be remembering? What did we give up? What did we let go? We must prepare for the coming storm, like the changing seasons, the winds will come, the rains will pour, our hearts will endure a pain that defies solace…

We were planning for 2020 to be an auspicious year for The Center for Higher Education Leadership (CHEL). In January we had updated our website, added new courses, and we were ready to launch our new offerings at SXSW EDU. My partner Shelley Seale and I had set up a…

Today I finally felt it. I felt the weight come off of my shoulders and I felt like I could see the light again. It has been a tough four years, and it has been much worse than I could have ever…