Robert Simmons III on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advocacy and Scholarship

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by the Getting Smart newsletter:</span> <a href="https://gettingsmart.com/newsletter"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Smart Update. </span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/Robert_Simmons3"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Robert Simmons III</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Robert is a scholar and activist on diversity, equity and inclusion.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Robert serves as a Scholar in Residence and a Scholar of Antiracist of Antiracist Praxis in the School of Education at</span> <a href= "https://www.american.edu/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">American University</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and as a member of the</span> <a href= "https://lsa.umich.edu/ncid/engagement-opportunities/diversity-scholars-network.html"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Diversity Scholars Network at the National Center for Institutional Diversity</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">at the University of Michigan.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s listen in as they discuss new social contracts, longtime DEI advocacy, compounding crises, food programs and much more. </span></p>