Defining Diversity & Inclusion in Athletics: A Critical Conversation at Stony Brook University

03/03/2020 54 min
Defining Diversity & Inclusion in Athletics: A Critical Conversation at Stony Brook University

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Episode Synopsis

How is diversity and inclusion defined? How can students, athletes and university athletics departments lead their campus community in advancing those values? That was the subject of this critical conversation moderated by RISE CEO Diahann Billings-Burford at Stony Brook University on Feb. 12, as part of the America East Conference #SpreadRespect initiative. This edited live recording features: Maya Brown, a Stony Brook student and assistant editor at the university’s student-run newspaper, The Statesman; Kimberly Joy Dixon, Stony Brook’s Director of Employer Engagement and Diversity Recruitment; Cameron Avery, a Stony Brook international cross-country student-athlete; TJ Morrison, a Stony Brook football student-athlete and member of the Black Student-Athlete Huddle, and Diamond Weaver, a Stony Brook Assistant Football Coach.

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