The sySTEM Impacted Podcast

In Episode 7, The sySTEM Impacted Podcast has produced "Bridging the Divide: Exploring Educational Equity, Part 2," Christopher Etienne and Boris Franklin continue their discussion concerning access to educational opportunities for students in low income and more affluent communities. They use personal narratives, coupled with research, to explore inequities in K-12 education and discuss current impacts and potential strategies that could be implemented to create more equitable access._______...

Christopher Etienne and Boris Franklin dive into access to educational opportunities for students in low-income and more-affluent communities. They use personal narratives coupled with research to explore inequities in K–12 education and discuss current impacts and potential strategies that could be implemented to create more equitable access.________Music Prod. by: Wayne “Mport-P” Carroll Jr for Presidential Block Development Group (PBDG)Learn more about STEM-OPS at https://stem-ops.orgVisit...

In this episode, host Christopher Etienne dives into the story of incarcerated Muslim American scholar Adham El-Sherbeini, who discusses his experiences with the American culture in school, and the support systems and influences that prompted him to embark on his journey from incarceration to education and beyond. Adham identifies the challenges that justice-impacted people encounter on their educational and professional journeys and offers insight into strategies that can be implemented to m...

In Episode 4, Perspectives from Justice Impacted Scholars and Professionals (Part 1), co-hosts Blount and Etienne talk with Majid Mohammad, a doctoral student at the University of California Santa Barbara specializing in the study of superconducting photon detectors for quantum and astrophysical applications. Majid shares how his exposure to college in a California prison motivated him to pursue a degree in physics upon his release and to become an advocate for others in prison to receive a c...

This episode explores energy and environmental justice with Operation Fuel’s Executive Director Brenda Watson, who is elevating awareness as well as challenging the structural causes of home energy affordability. Watson’s professional career spans 20 years in the areas of energy affordability, transportation planning, municipal government, and community organizing.The financial burden that low-income communities and communities of color face when it comes to energy consumption is indeed a soc...

"Zero-tolerance" and other harsh school disciplinary practices have led to Black students being suspended 3 times more than their white counterparts. School pushout has also led to over 50% of young Black men not graduating with their high school diplomas, and over 60% coming in contact with the prison system. This episode features Dr. H. Richard Milner, author and distinguished professor of Vanderbilt University. Dr. Milner breaks down how elementary and high school teachers and staff c...

According to the Bureau of Justice, 32% percent of people in federal prison and 40% of all incarcerated individuals report at least one disability. The trauma that individuals experience or currently endure take away from one's ability to learn in the classroom, especially when gone unaddressed. Guests: Maiya Monteiro and Kristi Webb of the Maya Angelou Charter School speak about what it means to be an effective instructor in carceral classrooms, and how they are able to use a more holi...

This podcast episode was originally created by Education Development Center (EDC) and is not officially part of The sySTEM Impacted podcast. We present it here to give you background on the STEM-OPS project. See more of EDC's podcasts here: https://soundcloud.com/education-development-center#Over the past 25 years, prison education programs that teach STEM skills have been cut, effectively preventing individuals who are incarcerated from entering the STEM workforce after they have served thei...