Jamel Wright

"I'm enjoying being a part of conversations around workforce gaps, diversity equity inclusion in our area, and creating a better and stronger sense of belonging. Those things are near and dear to me."

"Ask for help, be patient with yourself, have grace, be kind to everyone, learn how to disagree without being disagreeable, and I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about self-care. Every time I give advice, I never miss the opportunity to talk about the importance of self-care. As leaders, we have to do better jobs of creating self-care cultures, where people understand that burnout should not be the badge of honor that we seek. There are going to be times in life when you’re going to fail, and you have to use those failures as stepping stones to success and stepping stones to growth]"

"Colleges must use radical imagination to ensure the positive disruptive change needed to survive and thrive."