Join us on Monday, March 14 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM for our next racial justice webinar. The topic for the month of March is education. Dr. Matais Pouncil will explore current and historical racialized policies and practices in education and how they operate to disable educational equity. He will also discuss how language, attitudes, and perception impact educators and student outcomes.

Dr. Pouncil will share his experience as faculty member and administrator navigating the education system. Dr. Matais Pouncil has nearly 25 years of professional experience at California Community Colleges, California State University, and the University of California systems. He has served as a Dean of Student Services, an Associate Dean of Financial Aid Services and Student Success, a Dean of Science and Technology, Dean of Enrollment Service, EOPS Director, Assistant Director and Counselor of EOP, and TRIO coordinator. His most senior level appointment was a term as Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. Currently, he is the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at a California Community College. Additionally, Dr. Pouncil has taught graduate students at the University of California and has served full-time faculty at a California State University. Dr. Pouncil earned a B.S. in Economics from Southern University, Baton Rouge, an M.Ed. in Social and Multicultural Foundations from California State University, Long Beach, and is the first African American man to earn an Ed.D. from the University of California, Irvine. He is also a graduate of the Management Development Program (MDP) at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.