Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this our 271st episode, our returning guest is Dan Grossman. You first heard Dan Grossman on Episode 223 of the podcast. Dan Grossman edits the online blog IndyCorrespondent.org where you can find links to his poetry collections, “Mindfucking Roundabouts of Carmel, Indiana” and “Soft Corps.” His forthcoming collection is tentatively titled, “A Thing for Border Towns.” Dan is a former Peace Corps volunteer in Niger from 1992 to 1994. He has taught English composition for Marian University and served as managing editor and arts editor for NUVO. His poetry is forthcoming in Indianapolis Review and Poem Stellium. He has published journalism in The Tucson Sentinel, Mirror Indy, NUVO and Pattern. He lives in Carmel, Indiana with his family. Follow me on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/robaburg.bsky.social Follow me on Mastodon: newsie.social/@therobburgessshow Check out my Linktree: linktr.ee/therobburgessshow Subscribe to my Substack: therobburgessshow.substack.com/…
Ep. 254 - Dr. Donna J. Nicol
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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this our 254th episode our guest is Dr. Donna J. Nicol. Dr. Donna J. Nicol is the Associate Dean of Personnel and Curriculum in the College of Liberal Arts and a professor of history at California State University Long Beach. She is the immediate past department chair and professor of Africana Studies at CSU Dominguez Hills, a post she held from 2017 to 2023. She earned her doctorate degree in Educational Studies (with a specialization in History and Philosophy of Higher Education and a graduate minor in African American and African Studies) from The Ohio State University in 2007. Dr. Nicol’s research focuses race, conservative philanthropy, and U.S. higher education, and the history of African American women’s educational activism. Her work has been published in Race, Ethnicity and Education, The Feminist Teacher (twice), History of Philanthropy, Palimpsest: A Journal of Women, Gender and the Black International, The Encyclopedia of American Women’s History, Encyclopedia of Multiracial America and Habitus of the Hood. In February 2021, Dr. Nicol was a featured guest expert for the Al Jazeera English documentary, “The Big Picture: A Race for America.” Dr. Nicol has also published opinion columns on racism in philanthropy for Al Jazeera Digital and has appeared on the Insufferable Academics podcast, the Fresh Off the Vote podcast and the Peace and Justice Radio Show. Prior to becoming an academic, Dr. Nicol spent three years teaching secondary language arts and social studies for Los Angeles Unified School District and seven years in various academic administrative roles at Mt. St. Mary's College and The Ohio State University. She serves on the board of directors for the Historical Society of Southern California, co-principal investigator for the State of Black Los Angeles County Report (2023) and is active in a number of professional academic and social service organizations. Her latest book, “Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, The California State University and the Fight To Save Affirmative Action,” was published May 7 by the University of Rochester Press. A quick editor's note: Since we recorded this episode, Donald Trump agreed to debate Kamala Harris on ABC News on Sept. 10. Follow me on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/robaburg.bsky.social Follow me on Mastodon: newsie.social/@therobburgessshow Check out my Linktree: linktr.ee/therobburgessshow
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