72: Revolutionizing Equitable College Admissions w/ ACCEPT Group (Marie Bigham)

<p>Today I'm joined by Marie Bigham, founder and co-leader of ACCEPT Group, or Admissions Community Cultivating Equity &amp; Peace Today. Marie has spent over 20 years in college admissions, most recently at an independent school in New Orleans, and serves full-time as ACCEPT Group's leader. ACCEPT coordinates support for equitable college admissions, such as staging walkouts and organizing like-minded voices for change.</p><br><p>In this podcast, Marie and I discuss the actions we can take to radicalize the college admissions process in an era of uncertainty. The horrific actions of the past few months, from the growth of a global pandemic to yet another murder of a person of color by the police, George Floyd, has led way to some glimmers of hope in organizing, protest, and growth as a society. What actions can K-college educators take to build an equitable higher education experience, when revolution seems more and more tangible?</p><p><br></p><h3>GUESTS</h3><p><strong>Marie Bigham, </strong>former college admissions counselor and co-leader and founder of the ACCEPT Group (Admissions Community Cultivating Equity &amp; Peace Today.)</p><p><br></p><h3>RESOURCES</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.acceptgroup.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACCEPT Group (Website)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ACCEPTCultivatingEquityAndPeaceToday" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACCEPT Group (Facebook)</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/AcceptGroup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACCEPT Group (Twitter)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nacacnet.org/globalassets/documents/publications/research/defining-access-report-2018.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DEFINING ACCESS: How Test-Optional Works</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90G_QdxqqJs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"We are witnessing America as a failed social experiment" - Dr Cornell West Full CNN Segment</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=978067497