“Librarian’s lament: Digital books are not fireproof” zdnet.com/article/digita… - my new op-ed in @zdnet about banned books & the lawsuit against Internet Archive, the “library of last resort” for many.

Black men make up only 1.3% of the teaching workforce. In this ep, Lisa is joined by Julius Cave, who shares how the Leading Men Fellowship @TheLiteracyLab is changing that. #prekeducation #literacy #answerthecall educatingtobehuman.org/answering-the-…

#ICYMI, a clip from last week's ep. w/Julius Cave, regional director of the Leading Men Fellowship @TheLiteracyLab on the impact of diversifying the educator pipeline both on the classroom experience and the community as well. Tune in wherever you get your #podcasts. #atlanta

Tune into “Beyond Recidivism”, our season 1 finale, with Jody Lewen of Mt. Tamalpais College on the challenges and impact of higher education in prison. Listen wherever you get your #podcasts #PrisonEducation #SocialJustice #mttamcollege educatingtobehuman.org/beyond-recidiv…

The US has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth – and its system of mass incarceration is plagued with human rights violations. We're calling for a just & equal world and stand with those fighting for freedom. #HumanRightsDay

#Education is a human right — and that right doesn't end at prison walls. #HumanRightsDay educatingtobehuman.org/beyond-recidiv… #podcast

Using tech to help girls stay in school? Count us in. 👧🏿📱 How Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi) supports education access for more than 30,000 girls in Oyo state, Nigeria, through their app DigiLearns & their programming in an interview with Executive Director Gideon Olanrewaju.

Thank you, President Carter.

#ICYMI, in #episode 10, Lisa speaks w/Jody Lewen. President of @mttamcollege, to explore the transformative power of #highered inside U.S. prisons. Don’t miss our Season 1 finale! Catch up now at educatingtobehuman.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Stay tuned for Season 2

We’re back (almost)! While you wait for S2, revisit the voices that started it all. In this bonus episode, host Lisa Petrides, PhD reflects on S1’s conversations about creativity, empathy, & what it means to learn—& live—together. Tune in educatingtobehuman.org/reflecting-on-…

“When a young woman learns what it feels like to set a boundary with a 1,000-pound animal—she doesn’t forget it.” Season 2 kicks off with Wendy Millet on embodied learning, horses, and presence. 🎧 Tune in wherever you listen to #podcasts or visit educatingtobehuman.org/a-thousand-pou…

ICYMI Season 2 of Educating to Be Human is here! Ep 1 "A Thousand Pounds of Learning with Wendy Millet" dives into embodied learning, the wisdom of #horses, and reconnecting with nature. New episodes every other Tuesday educatingtobehuman.org #podcast #edpodcast #Horses

What if detention was replaced with meditation? Lisa talks w/Atman Smith of Holistic Life Foundation about how #mindfulness transforms learning and heals trauma in schools. Listen to Educating to Be Human—wherever you get your podcasts. educatingtobehuman.org/when-meditatio…

What if learning began with a seed, not a textbook? Lisa speaks with Stephen Ritz about food, equity & how gardens are transforming classrooms—from the Bronx to the world. 📷 Listen now: educatingtobehuman.org/food-justice-b… #foodjustice  #urbanfarming #healthyeating #podcast

50% of women don’t ask for raises due to perimenopause. 25% consider quitting. 10% do. In this episode, Lisa talks to joanna strober of Midi Health about why #menopause care is still overlooked, and what we can do. 🎧 educatingtobehuman.org/taking-the-mys… #WomensHealth #Perimenopause

Hot flashes. Brain fog. Misunderstood, dismissed, and too often hidden. In this clip joanna strober of Midi Health explains how calling out menopausal symptoms can shift workplace dynamics and restore power. The science backs it up. educatingtobehuman.org/taking-the-mys…

Teens report seeing "obvious shrinking of collections" in their local libraries. Some avoid checking out available books to protect teachers and librarians from potential retaliation over controversial titles. edsurge.com/news/2025-07-0…

Libraries are being defunded, attacked, and pushed to license - rather than own - their collections. In S2E5, Chris Freeland, librarian 🏛️ of Internet Archive joins Educating to Be Human to unpack what this means for access, memory, and the future of knowledge. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lib…

#ICYMI, a clip from last week's episode w/ Chris Freeland, librarian 🏛️ of Internet Archive Tune in to dig into the risks facing libraries today! Spoiler: it’s about more than book bans - it’s about the future of access to knowledge. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lib…

🎧 New episode: Why #CommunityColleges Matter More than Ever w/ @iamkeithcurry Lisa talks w/ ComptonCollege prez about leading thru uncertainty, building systems that support students, & why equity must be structural - not symbolic. #HigherEd podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why…