{"id":49,"date":"2020-10-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go.southernct.edu\/realtalk\/captivate-podcast\/welcome-to-the-diversity-in-higher-ed-podcast"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T23:40:26","slug":"welcome-to-the-diversity-in-higher-ed-podcast","status":"publish","type":"captivate_podcast","link":"https:\/\/go.southernct.edu\/realtalk\/episodes-list\/welcome-to-the-diversity-in-higher-ed-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting the Conversation: Dr. Diane Ariza &amp; Shante Hanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfm-player-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow:hidden;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/4c235831-308c-4a47-a984-a48774cc3dd4\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>In 2020, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion officers are rapidly becoming the real MVPs at colleges and universities across America. As Southern Connecticut State University&#8217;s first chief DEI strategist, Dr. Diane Ariza brings more than two decades\u2019 experience of administrative leadership in social justice and a background of teaching and research in ethnic studies to address issues of documenting and amplifying equity, anti-racism, and anti-oppression work. Dr. Ariza holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sociology with a concentration in ethnic and race relations, as well as a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology. Her bachelor\u2019s degree is in history and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>A Southern alumna and CT&#8217;s deputy commissioner of housing, Shante Hanks is a thought leader, educator, community advocate, political strategist and author. Her grassroots approach allows her to connect the dots between policy and the pulse of the community. Ms. Hanks has a Bachelor of Science in History and Secondary Education, Master of Science in Elementary Education, Sixth-Year Degree in Educational Foundations with a focus in Urban Studies &amp; Curriculum, and is currently a doctoral student.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfm-player-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow:hidden;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/4c235831-308c-4a47-a984-a48774cc3dd4\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>In 2020, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion officers are rapidly becoming  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"captivate_category":[],"captivate_tag":[],"class_list":["post-49","captivate_podcast","type-captivate_podcast","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Starting the Conversation: Dr. Diane Ariza &amp; 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