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"Brave Spaces"
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"Brave Spaces"

Office Hours with Dr. De Veau: The Pride Show

Today’s replay is from the show on June 24 where I welcomed Alex Cabal. Alex is the Director of the Center for Diversity & Social Justice Programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. Alex has been my mentee and colleague since entering the field of Student Affairs in 2007. Before joining Wentworth, Alex has had a professional career that has spanned Residence Life, Academic Coaching and advocacy for LGBTQ+ students and professional staff. It is for this reason that I wanted to invite Alex to be my “Pride month” guest. 

As a millennial, Alex has benefited from having a front row seat in the opening up of college campuses to queer student life and service. He has seen the evolution from campus safe space programs to what Alex calls the necessity for creating “brave spaces” on campuses. This was an important conversation as we consider how essential being “seen” is for our queer students and their academic as well as emotional success. I hope you enjoy it.

A programming note: This weeks live “Office Hours with Dr. De Veau” will stream at 3:30pm, Friday, July 2nd. A great chat - just in time for a long holiday weekend. To become a part of the audience, you must have an iOS device (iPhone or iPad) as Fireside remains in beta for just a bit longer, but if you do, feel free to put in a request here. Once you are part of he Fireside Community, you will find all sorts of wonderful live shows. Think of it like a conference in your pocket.

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Office Hours wth Dr. De Veau
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