What COVID Teaches Us

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COVID-19’s unequal impacts on marginalized communities demonstrate what happens when we fail to diagnose and treat longstanding systemic disparities. As we head into the second year of the pandemic, it is time for a moral check-up. What COVID Teaches Us gathers campus and community voices to address a different topic each episode with an emphasis on ethical issues at the intersection of COVID-19 and race.

What COVID Teaches Us about Racial Equity

Host

Candy McCorkle, Ph.D., Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Western Michigan University

Guests

Nathan Nguyen, Director of LBGT Student Services, Western Michigan University

Liliana Salas, Associate Director, Western Michigan University College Assistance Migrant Program (WMU CAMP)

What COVID Teaches Us about Democratic Governance

Host

Victoria Vuletich, J.D., founder and CEO, Ethics², LLC

Guest

Devin Schindler, J.D., of counsel, Warner, Norcross & Judd, Grand Rapids, specializing in health care and constitutional issues

What COVID Teaches Us about Health Care

Host

Cheryl Dickson, M.D., Associate Dean for the Health Equity and Community Affairs Department, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Guests

Elissa Allen, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Western Michigan University

Martinson Arnan, M.D., Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Bronson Medical Group

Carolyn Whatley, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Family Health Center Inc.

What COVID Teaches Us about Wealth Inequity

Host

Linda Reeser, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work, Western Michigan University

Guests

Don Cooney, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Western Michigan University

Alyssa Stewart, Vice President of Impact and Engagement, United Way of Kalamazoo

Stephanie (Moore) Williams, Program Director, Mothers of Hope

What COVID Teaches Us is a production of Western Michigan University’s Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, and Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. Production and editing provided by the Western Michigan University Student Media Group.