Navigating Academia as a Person of Color

This panel will bring together diverse voices to share the wide range of experiences people of color have in the academy. Our goal is to share strategies, skills, and ideas that assist attendees with navigating and negotiating higher education as a PoC while finding joy in the experience.

Our panelists include:

• Derek Seward Ph.D, associate professor and chair of counseling and human services
• Yanhong Liu Ph.D., assistant professor of counseling and human services
• Kal Alston Ph.D., professor and associate dean of academic affairs in the School of Education
• Lida Colon, Ph.D. student in writing studies, rhetoric, and composition
• Kristian Contreras, Ph.D student in cultural foundations of education
• Easton Davis, Ph.D student in cultural foundations of education

Questions? Contact Courtney Mauldin, ccmauldi@syr.edu