Erika McCalpine is the first Oregon State University Faculty Senate president to hold that position from OSU-Cascades in Bend. She’s also the only Black faculty member on the branch campus, which she says can be quite lonely. Since she came from Alabama to Oregon four years ago, she’s pushed to move racial equity and inclusion goals forward, both on campus and in the city. She got so many requests from businesses in Bend to help them implement diversity, equity and inclusion training that she started a separate DEI Lab to offer consulting services. McCalpine shared her experience at a forum this week hosted by Central Oregon Community College and OSU-Cascades. She joins us to tell us more about her experience and the work she’s doing at OSU and beyond.