A discussion about teacher retention (focusing on the state of South Carolina) with a knowledgeable group of panelists.

A discussion about teacher recruitment (focusing on the state of South Carolina) with a knowledgeable group of panelists.

The Inclusive Leadership Professional Symposium is developed specifically for new to mid-career higher education professionals and graduate students (at USC and all local colleges- Benedict, Allen, SC State, Winthrop, College of Charleston, and Clemson, to name a few). The goal of the symposium is to offer motivation and actionable strategies for professionals to develop as fearless, authentic, and activist-minded leaders in their respective fields. ILPS is a collaborative effort between the Talent-Centered Education Leadership Initiative within the College of Education and the Office of Graduate Diversity withing the Graduate School.

This is a video of Dr. Henry Tran’s AERA Division L Diversity committee talk about how systemic human capacity inequity is sustained for rural schools and communities. Rural educator shortages is only part of the story.

This session will involve an introduction to TCELI; three related presentations on: a) the importance of administrative respect for teacher retention, b) Black women in higher education leadership, and c) barriers to diversity and inclusion for STEM faculty; and conclude with a panel discussion with experts across the country on how to create more inclusive education work settings for people of all backgrounds across the P-20 continuum.

“Given the severe educator recruitment and retention challenges facing many high poverty rural school districts, TCELI, The SC Education Policy Center and UofSC’s College of Education invited Drs. Ingersoll (University of Pennsylvania), Fuller (Penn State University), Pendola (Auburn University) and Goff (University of Wisconsin-Madison)…”