Quantitude Podcast Episode Dedicated to Diversity in Academia

CenterStat July 9, 2020

Patrick Curran and Greg Hancock have dedicated a recent episode of their quantitative methods podcast, Quantitude, to diversity and equity in academia. As part of their summer Quanti•Qamp episode series, they welcome special guest Dr. A. Nayena Blankson, Professor of Psychology at Spelman College, to discuss how we can capitalize on the current national conversation about race and equity to enhance diversity in both academia in general and in the quantitative sciences in particular.

The episode is titled Enhancing Diversity in the Quantitative Sciences and may be downloaded using all major podcast services or directly from buzzsprout.com/639103.

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