Mirthe van den Hee looks at what is necessary for feelings of belonging and developing connections. Among others, she speaks with student association FAM about how they try to make students feel at home and  with two Diversity Officers (HRM/Communication and  Research) about the importance of a sense of feeling at home and good connections for professional life after VU. —

Connecting@VU is brought to you by researchers of the Diversity  Office of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) in collaboration with  FAM (Family of Academic Minds) and VU Campusradio. Researchers Geertje  Hulzebos, Mirthe van den Hee, Ismintha Waldring and Zakia Essanhaji  produced this podcast with the help of producer Marc Lamain. For more  information and updates about Diversity and Inclusion at VU and FAM,  please visit the website www.vu.nl/diversity or make sure to follow FAM on Instagram. —

This podcast is a production of the Diversity Office VU and VU Campusradio. Researchers Ismintha Waldring, Geertje Hulzebos, Mirthe van den Hee and Zakia Essanhaji are the authors of this podcast and Marc Lamain its producer. The necessary music licenses have been obtained by VU Campusradio. For questions concerning music licensing, please contact the Dutch licensing organization, Buma/Stemra. —

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Zakia Essanhaji explores the other side of the coin, as students with different backgrounds speak to her about their experiences with discrimination and exclusion at VU. Together with these students and a student counselor, Zakia discusses which possibilities we can all seize to create inclusive spaces for eachother at our university. —

Connecting@VU is brought to you by researchers of the Diversity  Office of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) in collaboration with  FAM (Family of Academic Minds) and VU Campusradio. Researchers Geertje  Hulzebos, Mirthe van den Hee, Ismintha Waldring and Zakia Essanhaji  produced this podcast with the help of producer Marc Lamain. For more  information and updates about Diversity and Inclusion at VU and FAM,  please visit the website www.vu.nl/diversity or make sure to follow FAM on Instagram. —

This podcast is a production of the Diversity Office VU and VU Campusradio. Researchers Ismintha Waldring, Geertje Hulzebos, Mirthe van den Hee and Zakia Essanhaji are the authors of this podcast and Marc Lamain its producer. The necessary music licenses have been obtained by VU Campusradio. For questions concerning music licensing, please contact the Dutch licensing organization, Buma/Stemra. —

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Geertje Hulzebos talks to VU students about their perspective on diversity and reflects with them on the role they play in creating diversity and inclusive environments. Together with two diversity experts – one being an employee, the other a student – she discusses  what is necessary to be able to connect with people who may differ from ourselves in many ways. —

Connecting@VU is brought to you by researchers of the Diversity Office of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) in collaboration with FAM (Family of Academic Minds) and VU Campusradio. Researchers Geertje Hulzebos, Mirthe van den Hee, Ismintha Waldring and Zakia Essanhaji produced this podcast with the help of producer Marc Lamain. For more information and updates about Diversity and Inclusion at VU and FAM, please visit the website www.vu.nl/diversity or make sure to follow FAM on Instagram. —

This podcast is a production of the Diversity Office VU and VU Campusradio. Researchers Ismintha Waldring, Geertje Hulzebos, Mirthe van den Hee and Zakia Essanhaji are the authors of this podcast and Marc Lamain its producer. The necessary music licenses have been obtained by VU Campusradio. For questions concerning music licensing, please contact the Dutch licensing organization, Buma/Stemra. —

CC-BY: Diversity Office VU/ VU Campusradio, 2021

Before we start our conversations with guests from every corner of our university and the world, we sit down together. Why does feeling at home matter to us? And what do we hope to learn from our upcoming conversations?

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This podcast is a production of the Diversity Office VU and VU Campusradio. Researchers Ismintha Waldring, Geertje Hulzebos, Mirthe van den Hee and Zakia Essanhaji are the authors of this podcast and Marc Lamain its producer. The necessary music licenses have been obtained by VU Campusradio. For questions concerning music licensing, please contact the Dutch licensing organization, Buma/Stemra.

CC-BY: Diversity Office VU/ VU Campusradio, 2021