The NAIS Member Voices podcast features stories from the thoughtful, hard-working individuals who make up the independent school community. You'll hear from faculty and staff at NAIS member schools about their roles, challenges, successes, inspiration sources, and more. Whether you are currently part of the NAIS community, considering joining, or simply interested in learning more about our industry, we hope you will listen and enjoy!
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Season 4 Episodes: 2020-21
Check back each month for a new episode!
Episode 43: Ralinda Watts, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Associate Director of Admission, The Buckley School
Topic: Grow Enrollment
Release Date: September 7
Ralinda tells us how she has dealt with the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice, how she feels the Black@ movement is the best “racial audit” for schools, and how she wants this time to be “not a moment but a movement.”
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Episode 42: Henry Fairfax, Head of School, Revolution School
Topic: Start Strong
Release Date: August 3
Henry joins us to discuss what it was like dealing with a pandemic in his school’s first year, how his school is “planning around yellow lights” when preparing to reopen in the fall, and what his experience has been like as a student, teacher, and administrator in independent schools.
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Episode 41: Aretina Hamilton, Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Interlochen Center for the Arts
In this episode devoted to race and racism in independent schools, we speak with Aretina about how schools should “lean into being uncomfortable” when creating anti-racist spaces of belonging and how the Black@ movement provides school leaders with an opportunity to openly discuss the “whispers in the hallway.”
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Episode 40: The Trustee Table - Mastering Crisis Management: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve
Listen to a a timely episode from our sister NAIS podcast! You can learn more about this episode, related resources, and more on our Trustee Table page.
Archives: Episodes and Resources from Past Seasons
Questions? Comments? Stories you’d like to share on the podcast?
Please send thoughts and ideas to us at membership@nais.org.