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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He was appointed as fellow to help bolster Brown’s efforts and relationships with HBCUs, according to Brown officials, who added that he will create a consortium of partner schools for research, faculty development, student opportunities, and bolstering the number of HBCU undergraduates attending graduate school. Pinkard holds an Ed.D.

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The push for more active learning spaces on campus

Inside Higher Ed

candidate in educational psychology at the University of Kansas and a lead researcher at Multistudio, a Kansas City, Mo.–based ” There is therefore “no question that more active learning spaces are needed across higher education. Ralph, a Ph.D. –based architectural design firm.