Tenisha L. Tevis is Associate Professor of Adult and Higher Education in the College of Education at Oregon State University, USA.Naomi W. Nishi currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University, USA.Mara Lee Grayson is Associate Professor of English and Faculty Coordinator of General Education Assessment at California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA.