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Grateful for my dissertation to be selected for the prestigious Thomas Mulkeen Award, at the University of North Florida. The Award is given to the graduate whose doctoral dissertation best exemplifies practice-centered inquiry. Here is the link to my dissertation, titled: How performing arts high school students experienced involvement in a Black, student-created and student-led organization focused on uplifting Black art and artists: A critical phenomenological study with implications for culturally responsive and sustaining educational practices https://lnkd.in/e4kzaWSN

Only one week to go to our next webinar with #careerservices leaders on how to throw out the old and bring in the new (change is hard).

#PerfectScore #1600OnTheSAT #RealLifeBoyGenius #AllRespect #SuperiorIntellect #WayToGoYoungMan This is literally THE EXAMPLE Of utilizing every brain cell, and taking advantage of every opportunity thrown his way. #GreatJobJustinRicketts #MrBrainiacTheIntellect You have put your brain on display and we are loving it. They said the brain is a terrible thing to waste, and yours is collecting dividends on a regular basis. You are beyond a thinker, I would love to take a tour through that brain museum of yours. I bet you have some stuff in there have not yet to be discovered, MAN! Can we get a CT SCAN of that brain(Duplication please)! We need more of this! #AmazinglyProudOfYou #ThankYouForBeingYou ##PrinceBrainiacOfRivieraBeach What page can we take out of his book? How can we each elevate our minds? #WeSeeYouAndYourFuture #Congratulations #ContinueToSeeYourPrize #HumanAI #YourBrainIsYourSuperpower #GOODJOBMOM!

Saluting African American female professors -- Past and Present This week, the African American Female Professor Award Association in Massachusetts will induct its 2024 class of educators. View the video to honor those educators on whose shoulders we stand and learn about ways find success in academia. A special thanks to Traci Talbert, founder of the African American Female Professor Awards for her leadership. According to a U.S. News and World Report survey of nearly 1,000 colleges and universities, "...only about 7% of full-time faculty in fall 2022 were Black. The majority of full-time faculty in 2022 – 72% – were white." U.S. News also reports that " things haven't changed much from fall 2018," based on similar data from the National Center for Education Statistics, which found that 75% of full-time U.S. faculty were white." View the video: https://lnkd.in/gczHAktV

On March 26, Prof. Em. Simon Lilly gave his farewell lecture at ETH Zurich. For the first time, he provided some crucial insight into the events and processes that led to the dismissal of Prof. Marcella Carollo. Watch this if you are concerned about transparency, accountability, and good governance in academia. (Please re-post: 500 Women Scientists Zurich, Academic Parity Movement, Speak Up! in Academia.) https://lnkd.in/e-DHxjsR

These "what ifs" can feel like ghosts lingering in the background, making you question everything from your worth to your ability to succeed. But here's the truth: you do belong, your work is valuable, and you are more than capable of reaching your goals. Keep going, Fam! 💪🏽 Join our community of Black and Brown doctoral students to stay uplifted and empowered. Link in bio! 🎓🖤 #dissertationjourney #keepgoing #blackscholars #brownscholars #doctoraljourney #dissertationlife #selfcarefirst #academicgrind #dissertationcoach #dissertationconsultant #dissertationsupport

YAAAASSSSSSSS! Everything that Jessica Sawko said right here! 👇 Speaking at the State Board of Education: https://lnkd.in/e_9SnUiR Link to EdSource Article: https://lnkd.in/e-bkZh_J Many advocacy moments, visits to the state capitol, and letters of support from STEM and Ed organizations Exploratorium, K12 Alliance, CA STEM Network Children Now, CA County Superintendents, Ten Strands, CA NGSS Collaborative and of course, STEM4Real made this happen! Some comments from the field: "If we are testing students in science, it should be counted!" "Without a science indicator on the Dashboard, many districts are at risk of further deprioritizing science instruction." "This is a serious equity issue because it impacts future access to STEM careers and students’ ability to engage in civic activities related to STEM." What do you think? Comment below! https://lnkd.in/eK7ctPCk

Vale Daniel Kahneman. We’ve lost one of the truly great minds. From the popular works disseminating knowledge like ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ and ‘Noise: A flaw in human judgement’ through to his ground breaking academic work on prospect theory heuristics like anchoring, availability bias and loss aversion he has truly changed the world and how we see and understand ourselves. Two notable contributions which I used in my personal life are: - Peak end rule: our memory of experiences are the average of the peak and end points so I always make sure to celebrate with teams and families at the end of a big piece of work or a holiday. It is often the only aspect of the memory we get some control over and doubles the chances of it being a great memory. - The Day Reconstruction Method to assesses how I actually spend my time and how my experience varies across the various activities and settings. We typical undervalue the experience in determining the value of our most precious resource: 🕰️ time. “Odd as it may seem, I am my remembering self, and the experiencing self, who does my living, is like a stranger to me.” “The easiest way to increase happiness is to control your use of time. Can you find more time to do the things you enjoy doing?”

Congratulations to Dr. Maggie Bowman, who successfully defended her dissertation this week. Maggie's (incredibly timely) study is entitled “I Need the Administrators to be More in the Trenches Right Now”: A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of White Educators Centering Critical Lessons on Race in the Classroom. Dr. Bowman's findings offer clarity in a number of areas: 1) lessons about the realities of race and systemic racial inequities in the United States do not, in fact, equate to teaching Critical Race Theory, 2) educators engaging in this important work need support and clear communication from administrators, and 3) educators need coalitions among themselves in order to sustain this work. It's been an honor to learn from Dr. Bowman. Not pictured, but to whom immense gratitude is owed: Maggie's committee members, Dr. Aura Wharton-Beck, Ed.D. and Dr. Muffet Trout, Ph.D. Congratulations, Dr. Bowman!!

Crain's Cleveland Business named Christine Duval, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, one of the 2024 "40 Under 40." When asked to comment on what’s helped her forge such a successful career, Duval's answer was simple: “I made a conscious decision to work on projects that can benefit humanity.” Learn more about her career and this recent honor: