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Wong Appointed Interim President of Connecticut College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wong will become interim president of Connecticut College, effective July 1. Les has deep experience in higher education leadership and a strong understanding of Connecticut College through his Board of Trustees service and committee-related work,” said Debo P. in educational psychology from Washington State University.

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Six Check-in Ideas to Build Community in College Classrooms  

Faculty Focus

It is no secret that there has been a sharp rise in rates of depression among college students (Alamo et al., Below are six check-in ideas to build community in college classrooms. Educational Psychology Review, 30(1), 1-34. The Journal of Experimental Education , 62 (1), 60–71. Islam et al. Vella-Brodrick, D.,

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Dr. Elfred A. Pinkard Appointed Brown University’s First HBCU Presidential Fellow

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pinkard Pinkard, a veteran educator at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), will be retiring this spring as president of Wilberforce University in Ohio. in educational psychology from Howard University; and a B.A. in psychology from Morehouse College. Dr. Elfred A. Pinkard holds an Ed.D.

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Engaging with college students was regular from early on,” says Gray. Dr. DeLeon Gray Gray is an associate professor of educational psychology and equity at North Carolina State University. For Gray, rooting his work locally was antithetical to everything he learned as an educational psychology researcher.

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A Persevering Spirit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Delaware State University Tenured: No Age: 39 Education: B.S., psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and Ph.D., Mendoza’s interest began in college, where she took a role as a behavioral support aide assisting a child with autism, she says.

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There, she worked with students academically underprepared for college, she says. in African American studies and sociology from EIU; and an Associate of Arts in African American studies from Olive-Harvey Community College. Williams-Goliday holds a Ph.D.

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A conversation on first-gen student belonging and identities (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Their thoughts are in reaction to findings from the recent Student Voice survey of 1,073 first-generation undergraduate students , conducted by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse with support from Kaplan. I began my career with first-gen college students in TRIO Student Support Services and McNair Scholars programs. As a current Ph.D.

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