Honoring the Past & Strategizing for the Future

We kick off another season of ¿Qué pasa, HSIs? with our friends from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Dr. Michael Benitez, Jr. serves as the Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion and Dr. Del Real serves as the Executive Director of HSI Initiatives and Inclusion. In this episode we talk about the strategies they have used to advance servingness both on campus and across the state of Colorado. They talk about using HSI grants to advance servingness and discuss the importance of having both a V.P. of Diversity and Inclusion and a campus-funded Director of HSIs on campus to drive HSI efforts. We also dream about educational liberation and Latinx-informed innovation and accountability for serving. Throughout this episode we honor the past, the work of elders, and the work of leaders who sometimes put their jobs on the lines for what would become HSIs.

Guests: 

Dr. Michael Benitez, Jr. (He/His/Him/Yo), Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion,

Metropolitan State University of Denver

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-benitez-jr-ph-d-4656333/

 

Dr. Manuel Del Real (He/Him/Él), Executive Director of HSI Initiatives and Inclusion,

Metropolitan State University of Denver

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-d-66532925

Instagram: elpositivo03 | msudenverdiversity

 

APA Citation: 

Garcia, G.A. (Host). (2024, January 28). Honoring the Past & Strategizing for the Future. (No.401) [Audio podcast episode]. In ¿Qué pasa, HSIs?. https://www.ginaanngarcia.com/podcast/ 

 

Show Notes: 

https://www.msudenver.edu/diversity/hispanic-serving-institution/

http://www.tobyjenkins.net/the-hip-hop-mindset.html