On this episode of Bright ideas, Michael Bright sits down with Dr. Malva Reid, Assistant Chief Academic Officer for Graduate and Online education and Academic Partnership, for the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). During their conversation, Michael and Dr. Reid discuss the partnership between SFA and UDC, the effect of the pandemic on UDC, social justice in DC, and – given her 27-year tenure at Amtrak – the future of rail in the U.S.