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Emerging Scholar Profile: Suarez Makes Geological History

Back when she was a first-grader — and long before she found herself in a Utah gully staring at the discovery of a lifetime — Dr. Marina Suarez used to find herself drawn to a large chunk of fossil located in the schoolyard at Boone Elementary School in San Antonio.

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Center for Advancing Opportunity Releases Findings That Reflect ‘Fragile Communities’

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund in January 2017 announced a bold new partnership with the Charles Koch Foundation to use data-driven analytics to study the problems of “fragile communities” in the United States.

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Emerging Scholar Profile: Rogers Employs Psychology to Identify Educational Inequities

Utilizing a developmental psychology approach, Dr. Leoandra “Onnie” Rogers explores how cultural stereotypes and expectations shape the identity development of children and adolescents in urban environments.

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Emerging Scholar Profile: Ramirez Finds That Relationships Remain Key in Psychological and Brain Sciences

In the heady, complex and intense world of neuroscience, Dr. Steve Ramirez thrives on having a research team that finds genuine enjoyment in working together.

Emerging Scholar Profile: Perry Grasps Black Politics

If you ask Dr. Ravi K. Perry how he defines himself, he is quick to point out that he’s a scholar-activist. “All of my work has been aligned with my goal of trying to impact the lived conditions of marginalized communities,” says Perry, chair and associate professor of the Department of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Emerging Scholar Profile: Mercado-Lopez Embraces Motherhood Through Women’s Studies

Growing up in a small town in Texas, Dr. Larissa Mercado-López and her family had to drive to the next town to go to a public library. The distance did not keep her from seeking out the fictional worlds that reflected her own. “Even early on, I had this desire to see myself in literature, […]

3 Women Among 4 New Hires at U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education has announced the hiring of four individuals, including three women, to fill key positions in the Trump administration. Dr. Andrea Ramirez, who most recently served as the executive director of the Faith and Education Coalition for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, has been tapped to serve as acting director […]

Accreditation Council Discusses ‘New Normal’ at Annual Conference

Educators, legislators, and others attending the annual conference of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s annual conference this week in Washington, D.C. are addressing numerous issues related to this year’s theme, “The New Normal For Accreditation: Values, Practice & Policy.”

Emerging Scholar Profile: Guggilla’s Aspiration and Effort in Physics

Growing up in South India, Dr. Padmaja “Paddy” Guggilla had an acute sense of the importance of education.

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Emerging Scholar Profile: Forber-Pratt Defies Expectations in Human and Organizational Development

At the age of 5, Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt witnessed wheelchair racing at the Boston Marathon, prompting her to dress up as the winner for Halloween that year.

Anjali Forber Pratt – human resource education doctoral student

Emerging Scholar Profile: DuPont Expands the Musical Repertoire

With a grandfather who sang in a traveling gospel quartet and a mother who was a singer, bass-baritone Dr. Carl DuPont says his decision to pursue music was natural.

Community Colleges

Williams Honored as Outstanding Community College Leader

Through her experiences as president, professor and community partner, Dr. Stelfanie Williams has leveraged the power of collaboration to make Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) in North Carolina a transformational place for students.

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