Cornell University's Inclusive Excellence Podcast

By Cornell University, Department of Inclusion and Workforce Diversity

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Description

Join Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel from the Department of Inclusion and Belonging as they dive into discussions on topics related to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. They will interview colleagues throughout Cornell who are working to build spaces of belonging for all Cornell employees and provide information on how you can begin building these spaces today.

Episode Date
Episode 104: Learning With, Not For: A Conversation with Basil Safi
Dec 05, 2025
Episode 103: Community Affirmation: The Key to Self-Empowerment
Nov 21, 2025
Episode 102: Redefining Leadership Through Vulnerability
Nov 07, 2025
Episode 101: The Next 100 Starts Now
Oct 24, 2025
Episode 100: Guess Who's Back?
Oct 10, 2025
Episode 99: Where Are They Now? Voices From Past Episodes
Sep 26, 2025
Episode 98: Why We Keep Showing Up: Welcome to Season 8
Sep 03, 2025
Episode 97: "Every Storm Runs Out of Rain" with Dean Kathryn Boor '80
Apr 25, 2025
Episode 96: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - More Than Just an Acronym
Apr 11, 2025
Episode 95: Allyship in Action - More Than Just Being Nice
Mar 27, 2025
Episode 94: Insights from the Other Hill with President Cornish
Mar 12, 2025
Episode 93: From Policy to Practice: Rethinking Campus Wellbeing
Feb 28, 2025
Episode 92: The Road Back: On Reentry, Work, and Resilience
Feb 12, 2025
Episode 91: Exploring Spiritual Diversity and Wellbeing on a College Campus
Jan 17, 2025
Episode 90: From Laboratory to Leadership with Eve De Rosa
Dec 09, 2024
Episode 89: Embrace Discomfort and Do It Anyway
Nov 18, 2024
Episode 88: Bridging Campus and Community with Cornell and Ithaca Police Chiefs
Nov 08, 2024
Episode 87: Today’s Child Care Desert – A Community Challenge
Oct 25, 2024
Episode 86: Breaking The Silence: How to Support Colleagues Experiencing Domestic Violence
Oct 11, 2024
Episode 85: Thanks Bert! A Farewell to Our Sound Engineer
Sep 27, 2024
Episode 84: What Does Inclusive Excellence Really Mean?
Sep 13, 2024
Episode 83: “Wherever I Go, I Want It to Matter That I Was There” with Cal Walker
Apr 26, 2024
Episode 82: Recruitment Reimagined: Building Trust and Transparency
Apr 12, 2024
Episode 81: All While Working 9 to 5: On Single Parenthood, Divorce, and Advocating for Inclusion
Mar 22, 2024
Episode 80: Conflict and Conversation: "The More You Sweat in Peace, the Less You Bleed in War"
Mar 08, 2024
Episode 79: What if Success Was Measured by Wellbeing?
Feb 23, 2024
Episode 78: Destined for Cornell Despite a Nontraditional Path
Feb 09, 2024
Episode 77: What Makes Mentorships Meaningful?
Jan 26, 2024
Episode 76: Dialoguing through Differences
Dec 15, 2023
Episode 75: Goals to Gold with Olympian Adrian Durant
Dec 01, 2023
Episode 74: A Librarian's Lens on Today's Library
Nov 17, 2023
Episode 73: From Boom to Zoom: Navigating the Five Generations in the Workforce
Nov 03, 2023
Episode 72: Finding Your Space In Fitness
Oct 20, 2023
Episode 71: From Student to Staff: A First-Gen Experience through Cornell
Oct 06, 2023
Episode 70: Launching Season 6, What to Look Forward To
Sep 22, 2023
Episode 69: Season Finale with VPCHRO Christine Lovely
May 19, 2023
Episode 68: A New World of Work: Feeling Included When Apart
Apr 28, 2023
Episode 67: "Any Person, Any Purpose" with Cyrus Hamilton-Ferguson
Apr 14, 2023
Episode 66: Stepping Behind The Story: Introducing Our Editor
Mar 31, 2023
Episode 65: Connecting Past to Present: A Conversation About "Any Person, Many Stories" Exhibition
Mar 10, 2023
Episode 64: Maximize Your Employee Experience
Feb 24, 2023
Episode 63: Unpacking Your Bags and the Data: Retention At Cornell
Feb 10, 2023
Episode 62: Supercharge Your Career Path
Jan 27, 2023
Episode 61: Keys To Unlocking Employee Investment and Inclusion
Jan 13, 2023
Episode 60: CNGs Mini-Series, Part III: Cultivating Belonging
Dec 16, 2022
Episode 59: CNGs Mini-Series, Part II: Abandon Your Assumptions
Dec 02, 2022
Episode 58: CNGs Mini-Series, Part I: "Bringing Your Whole Self"
Nov 18, 2022
Episode 57: New Season, New Co-Host
Oct 28, 2022
Episode 56: Journey Back to Cornell- A Conversation with Sonia Rucker, AVP of Inclusion & Belonging
May 13, 2022
Episode 55: Disability Employment Awareness
Nov 24, 2021
Episode 54: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month & A Special Announcement
Sep 30, 2021
Episode 53: What Can I Do to Make a Difference?- On Academia, DEI, and Culture with Dr. Avery August
Sep 24, 2021
Episode 52: Revisiting Body Size
Sep 17, 2021
Episode 51: Revisiting Imposter Syndrome
Sep 10, 2021
Episode 50: Let's Talk...Disability Independence Day
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 49: "We Are Everywhere" On Family, Resistance, and Advocacy with Foula Dimopoulos
Jun 30, 2021
Episode 48: Representation and Parenting with Michelle Wescott
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 47: Identity, Culture, and Machismo with Christian Balmaseda
Jun 18, 2021
Episode 46: Upbringing, Allyship, and Protecting the LGBTQ+ Community with Cole Johnston
Jun 11, 2021
Episode 45: Beyond Binaries with Sue Brightly
Jun 04, 2021
Episode 44: "Beyond Binaries" Preview
Jun 01, 2021
Episode 42: AAPI at Cornell, Part III
May 28, 2021
Episode 43: AAPI at Cornell, Part IV
May 28, 2021
Episode 41: AAPI at Cornell, Part II
May 21, 2021
Episode 40: AAPI at Cornell, Part I
May 14, 2021
Episode 39: "It's the Last Word...for Now" on Leadership, Legacy, and Inclusion with Angela Winfield
Apr 30, 2021
Episode 38: "Here to Stay..." on DEI Initiatives with Our Colleagues at Weill Cornell Medicine
Apr 23, 2021
Episode 37: "Health is Wealth"- Advocating for Minority Health at Work
Apr 06, 2021
Episode 36: "A Disabled Person is not Disabled..." on Ableism, Disability, and Intersectionality
Mar 19, 2021
Episode 35: Let's Talk...Anti-Asian Violence
Mar 05, 2021
Episode 33: Let's Talk...Weight
Feb 05, 2021
Episode 34: Let's Talk...Microaggressions
Feb 05, 2021
Episode 32: Her Journey and Passion to Create a Culture of Belonging with Mary Opperman
Dec 23, 2020
Episode 31: Social Change through the Lens of Religion, Faith, and Spirituality
Dec 14, 2020
Episode 30: Making Meaning of Religion, Faith, and Spirituality
Nov 27, 2020
Episode 29: A Focus on Wellbeing for Working Families, Caregivers, and Teams
Nov 13, 2020
Episode 28: A Special Bonus Episode
Oct 23, 2020
Episode 27: “We are not a monolith”- On Xenophobia, Racism, and Asian American Identity
Oct 16, 2020
Episode 26: Appreciations and Updates
Aug 28, 2020
Episode 25: Blackness at Cornell, Part III
Jul 24, 2020
Episode 24: Blackness at Cornell, Part II
Jul 15, 2020
Episode 23: Blackness at Cornell, Part I
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 22: Expecting during a Pandemic
Jun 22, 2020
Episode 21: Decades Apart- A Conversation on the Impact of Code-Switching
May 06, 2020
Episode 20: Quarantine Edition
Apr 23, 2020
Episode 19: Weighing In on Body Size, Part II
Mar 18, 2020
Episode 18: Weighing In on Body Size, Part I
Mar 04, 2020
Episode 17: Welcoming Polyamory
Feb 05, 2020
Episode 16: Season 3 Trailer
Jan 03, 2020
Episode 15: From Law to Belonging- A Conversation with Angela Winfield
Dec 19, 2019
Episode 14: "Am I Good Enough?" Overcoming the Imposter Within
Nov 20, 2019
Episode 13: I, Imposter
Nov 06, 2019
Episode 12: Do You Have An Accent?- Perspectives on Engaging the International Workforce
Oct 23, 2019
Episode 11: Beyond Borders- When Culture Meets the Workplace
Sep 23, 2019
Episode 10: More of What's Going On? Working Across Generations
Sep 03, 2019
Episode 9: What's Going On? Working Across Generations
Aug 19, 2019
Episode 8: More of What's Going On? Veterans at Work
Jul 23, 2019
Episode 7: What's Going On? Veterans at Work
Jul 08, 2019
Episode 6: More of What's Going On? A Hair Affair
Jun 17, 2019
Episode 5: What's Going On? A Hair Affair
Jun 03, 2019
Episode 4: Does Diversity Include White People?
Apr 27, 2019
Episode 3: Transitioning and Gender Affirmation
Jan 18, 2019
Episode 2: Inclusive Excellence Network
Sep 14, 2018
Episode 1: The Pilot
Aug 22, 2018