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Overview

This free roundtable presented by NCHC's Diversity and Inclusion Committee will provide a virtual space for NCHC members to meet and discuss! The Diversity and Inclusion Roundtables aim to facilitate discussion and open sharing of experiences and observations about justice-focused discourses in the current national climate.

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Facilitators

Fawn-Amber Montoya, James Madison University

Fawn-Amber Montoya is the Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and External Engagement for the James Madison University Honors College.  Dr. Montoya is Professor of History and an affiliate faculty member in Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies, and Africana, African-American and Diaspora Studies. Dr. Montoya teaches race, ethnicity, and gender courses focusing on Latinx history. Dr. Montoya consults on museum exhibits for History Colorado: The Colorado Historical Society. Exhibits included Borderlands of Southern Colorado, Salt Creek Memory, El Movimiento in Colorado and Pueblo, and The Children of Ludlow.  She serves as the Co-Chair of the NCHC Diversity Committee, NCHC Board Member, Chair of the Board of Directors for the Scholars Latino Initiative, a non-profit organization that supports Latino/a/x high school students with college access through rigorous academic challenge, leadership development, scholarships, and supportive mentorships. Dr. Montoya is the co-author of Practicing Oral History to Connect University to Community and editor of Making An American Workforce: The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company’s Construction of a Workforce during the Rockefeller Years, and co-Editor of Communities of Ludlow:  Collaborative Stewardship and the Ludlow Centennial Commemoration Commission. 

 Alan Oda, Azusa Pacific University

Alan Oda is a Professor and interim Chair of Psychology at Azusa Pacific University. He currently serves as the secretary of the NCH D&I Committee after a five (5) year term as committee Co-Chair. As part of the Honors faculty, he created the Introductory Psychology and Human Growth and Development Honors courses at Azusa Pacific. He co-edited with lead editors Lisa Coleman and Jon Kotinek the NCHC monograph Occupying Honors Education (2017) as well as contributing an article on Korean American students in Honors programs. Oda has also co-edited and written articles for handbooks focusing on Asian American Studies and Asian American health. His current research involves assessing psychosocial disaster relief programs for children, stemming from his annual work as a volunteer in post-tsunami and post-earthquake Japan.

 Felix Wang, James Madison University 

Dr. Felix Wang is the Assistant Dean of the Honors College. As assistant Dean, Dr. Wang teaches Global Studies and Leadership Honors seminars and provides leadership in global initiatives for the college. Prior to joining the Honors College, Dr. Wang was the Senior Associate Executive Director for Center for Global Engagement at James Madison University and provided leadership in collaboration and outreach in global partnerships.

A native of Taiwan, he spent most of his life in the Dominican Republic. He earned his B.B.A. and M.B.A from Campbell University in North Carolina and M.Ed. in College Student Personnel Administration from James Madison University. He earned his Ph.D. at the Center for Higher Education Internationalisation (CHEI), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy. His research interests include global identity formation and the impact of global experiences on student learning.