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Mcquarters Jr, Danny

ASST DIR/INST DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUS

Biography

Danny McQuarters Jr., M.A. serves as the Assistant Director of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Central Michigan University. His role is to realize the university's diversity education goals and assist with providing oversight for institution-wide DEIJB strategic planning, programs, and policy initiatives. Danny engages in community outreach, facilitates educational sessions, and coordinates with campus partners to put initiatives into practice.

Danny was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, and relocated to Mount Pleasant in 2016. He earned his bachelor's degree in communication studies and music performance at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. He is a proud graduate of Central Michigan University where he earned his master's degree in communication. Danny is currently working on a doctorate of educational leadership and enjoys volunteering across Isabella County, writing, playing cello and piano, and gaming in his free time.

More about Danny Mcquarters Jr

  • President Obama’s Churchy Speeches: A Comparative Rhetorical Analysis | Oklahoma’s Speech, Theater, and Communication Association Conference | March 2015
  • Berning up Liberty: A Rhetorical Criticism of Bernie Sander’s Liberty University Address | University of Oklahoma’s Sooner Communication Conference | March 2016
  • Bridging the Gaps: Identification and Division Roles in Rhetorical Response to Political Protest | Public Forum on Civility | Lawton, Oklahoma | May 2016
  • The Black Gay Man: A Contradiction: An Exploration of the State of Intersectional Minority Representation in Popular Culture | Master’s Thesis | Fall 2018
  • Constructive Dialogue: Overcoming Boundaries of Political and Social Ideologies in Interpersonal and Intergroup Communication | Panel Chair | Central States Communication Association Conference | Spring 2020
  • Community Effects of Financial Support in Arts for Low-Income Youth | Kiwanis International Presentation | May 2023
  • Quieting the Noise in Complicated Communication | Academic Advisors Conference | September 2024
  • Action through Advocacy: A Practical Framework for Interpersonal and Systemic Change | Connections Leadership Conference | November 2024
  • B.A., Cameron University: Communication Studies and Music Performance
  • M.A., Central Michigan University: Communication
  • Chair | College of the Arts and Media Alumni Advisory Board
  • Secretary | Isabella County Human Rights Committee
  • Fundraising Committee | Isabella County Restoration House
  • Founder | The Arts Collaborative of Mid Michigan
  • Mid-Michigan College Arts & Design Advisory Board
  • Michigan Art’s Access Isabella and Gratiot County Affiliate Committee
  • Pi Kappa Delta
  • National Forensics Association
  • National Speech and Debate Association