Jamal WatsonFaculty & StaffMeet the New President of ASHE: Dr. Joy Gaston GaylesAn expert on intercollegiate sports, Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles took the helm of ASHE this week—becoming only the second Black woman and the fifth Black person—to lead the 46-year-old organization that focuses on the study of higher education.November 10, 2021Social JusticeASHE Conference Focuses on Spanning and Unsettling the Borders of Higher EducationOn the second day of the conference, scholars participated in a variety of workshops that focused on a range of topics, including cultivating student persistence and success to pushing for access and diversity in international higher education.November 5, 2021Best PracticesPuerto Rico's COVID-19 Guidelines Ease Concerns for ASHE ParticipantsASHE has planned its annual conference, attracting nearly 800 attendees to Puerto Rico amid strict COVID-19 safety protocols.November 3, 2021African-AmericanPulitzer Prize Winning Poet Reflects on Career TrajectoryDr. Jericho Brown first learned last week that he had won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry at the very moment that the rest of the world got wind of the exciting news via a virtual announcement.May 10, 2020Latest NewsASHE Conference Centers the Stories of Marginalized GroupsNearly 1,700 educators from across the nation convened in Portland for the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.November 18, 2019News RoundupDr. Stevie L. Lawrence Joins SREB as Vice PresidentDr. Stevie L. Lawrence II is joining the Southern Regional Education Board this week as vice president for postsecondary education. This is the second major hire at SREB recently. Last month, Dr. John Michael Lee was appointed vice president for development, policy analysis. In this role, Lawrence will lead SREB’s postsecondary programs, such as the […]September 3, 2019STEMDr. Brian A. Burt: A Focused FutureFrom the moment that he catapulted into the academy, Dr. Brian A. Burt has distinguished himself as an exceptional researcher, teacher and thinker.January 29, 2019Latest NewsOutgoing ASHE President Breathes New Energy into Association“Envisioning the Woke Academy” was the idea of Dr. Lori Patton Davis, who made history last year when she was elected as the first Black woman to lead the Association for the Study of Higher Education.November 18, 2018African-AmericanReturning to her Rural Roots: bell hooksOn a Friday morning late last spring, bell hooks was sitting comfortably on a couch perfectly situated in a spacious single-family home that Berea College purchased and had since converted into an Institute bearing her name.October 31, 2018Latest NewsConvening Puts Focus on First-Generation StudentsProviding access and opportunities to first-generation college students is the focus of a three-day gathering that has brought academicians, business leaders, nonprofit and civic organizations here from across the globe to strategize solutions.June 10, 2018Page 1 of 2Next Page
