Two years ago, Dr. Mordecai served as a co-created of this online two-day training academy in the midst of the pandemic. The Leadership and Mentoring Institute of the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education is proud to introduce the members of the 2022 Rising Leaders Institute (RLI) scheduled June 14-15, 2022. RLI is an intensive, synchronous, virtual cohort-based professional development program designed for African American faculty and staff who desire to advance in academe. For more information, please visit: http://lmiexperience.org/what-is-the-rising-leader-institute/?fbclid=IwAR1pX1_3S9nWzUrBxkIC55RTZb4UfEWDPAuwMfh92t_K0rELG9trqgU61TA