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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moreover, given the current socio-political era of anti-DEI, faculty and other university personnel have been losing funding, positions, and operational units that support research and programming that help the most vulnerable student populations to thrive and attain optimal outcomes in higher education and in their personal lives.

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Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, University of Southern California

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She currently serves as president of APA Division 15 (Educational Psychology). Her scholarship focuses on the impact of racism on the educational experiences of African Americans, racism-related emotions and coping, and mixed methods research.

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A new way of addressing the enigma of student engagement

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by Caroline Jones and Leonie Sweeney Psychosocial and Academic Trust Alienation (PATA) Theory as a Methodological Lens Higher education is experiencing post-pandemic challenges which have increased pressure on students in multifaceted and interconnecting ways (Jones & Bell, 2024).

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KYLIE FORRESTER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Forrester holds a bachelor’s degree in educational psychology and a master’s in student affairs in higher education from Mississippi State University. Kylie Forrester Kylie Forrester has been appointed director of the Center for Student Activities at Mississippi State University. She served as associate director.

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Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby Selected to Lead USC Race and Equity Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also will maintain his University Professor and Provost Professor appointments in the USC Rossier School of Education, Marshall School of Business, and Price School of Public Policy. She is also president of the educational psychology division of the American Psychological Association [APA]. “I Dr. Jessica T.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown also aims to build infrastructure capacity at participating HBCUs and leadership in higher education and policy development. HBCUs are a special sector in the unique mosaic of American higher education,” said Pinkard. “But in educational psychology from Howard University; and a B.A.

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Wong Appointed Interim President of Connecticut College

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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. Adegbile, chair of the Board of Trustees. Wong holds a Ph.D.