Student podcasters make their voices heard across campus –

When he records and shares his personal anecdotes, Said he hope to Make your listeners feel included at UNC.

“I think that's kind of my goal right now. Of course, I want to not only amplify engagement and opinions and lessons and things like that, but I really want to use that amplification to uplift other people. .”Brandon Said.

podcast “Diversification HER” created by raven hayward in 2021, a sophomore majoring in business and minoring in conflict management and data science. Guests from various backgrounds appear every time, highlight minority voices.

“To see change, we need to talk about it more,” she says. Said.

hayward she said. wanted a platform where her listeners could not only learn something, but she could also learn something about herself.

in 2022Hayward was able to talk to Junior. MK wear And 2024-25 Student Council President Jahlia Taylor appears on the podcast.she Said She wanted to hear how her experience as a woman of color at UNC had influenced her college years.

“I wanted to hear the story about why they wanted to be like this.” student orientation leader And we also talked about how they’ve been able to get involved on campus since then,” she said. Said. “BBecause I wanted a peer-to-peer conversation where I could hear advice about it, especially since I was a first year student. I know this episode is one of the most popular ones for me because I've been able to connect with a lot of students who are already here, but some of them are wondering what to do when they come to college. Some high school students asked to know what to expect. ”

she Said As conversations about diversity and inclusion increase in academia and the corporate world, the conversations her episode takes on are “uncomfortable, but necessary.”As her podcast evolves, Hayward Said She hopes to one day host a conference or receive a scholarship in its name.

The four students Department of English Comparative Literature We're releasing a new podcast, “Crows knit” upon March 8th. One of the hosts is kate livesay, a senior majoring in English and minoring in history.she Said The goal of the podcast was to create a small community within UNC.

One of the upcoming episodes will be Featured UNC Librarian Dana Durbin Discuss banned books and library fairness.

The other host is a senior. Laura Cunningham, a double major in English and linguistics.she Said Their team has been working together weekly since last semester to plan episodes that leverage their knowledge and connections. What they learned from the English department.

“We’re really excited to be able to share the work we’ve been working on and grow our community around podcasts and topics that are interesting to us and we hope will resonate with other students.” “It's the same thing in college,” Cunningham says. Said.

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