UW–Madison Chief Diversity Officer Dr. LaVar J. Charleston joined with his wife, Dr. Sherri Ann Charleston, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Harvard University, on the “Black Like Me with Dr. Alex Gee” podcast this week for a discussion about the evolution of the chief diversity officer position in higher education.
The episode, “Educate to Activate: Two married university DEI professionals at Harvard & Wisconsin offer real talk about diversity and belonging in college,” was the first in a new series for the podcast on Black power couples. In the conversation, the Charlestons talked about how being thought partners for each other makes them better leaders for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in higher education.
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LaVar J. Charleston, Ph.D., was appointed the deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion at UW–Madison in the summer of 2021. He serves as vice provost and chief diversity officer for the university as well as the Elzie Higginbottom director of the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA). A first-generation college graduate and Badger alumnus from Detroit, he previously served as the...
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