There's still time to save your spot for our conversation with @IamGMJohnson, author of "All Boys Aren't Blue". Don't worry, you won't need to have read the book to join the discussion. There will be lots to talk about!! #PrideMonth2021#BoldBraveQueer@UHouston
Join us in honoring #Juneteenth. Today commemorates the freedom of the last enslaved people in Galveston, TX, when news of the Emancipation Proclamation came two years after it was issued. We take this time to pause and reflect on this moment in our national history.
Congrats to Higher Education Ph.D. student, Binh Bui, for successfully presenting their candidacy research proposal, “How Borrowings Affect College Success Through College Employment: A Bootstrap Analysis.”
Congrats to Higher Education Ph.D. student, Yolanda Barnes, for successfully presenting their dissertation proposal, “Anchored in Debt: Examining the Long-Term Implications of Student Loan Indebtedness for Black Borrowers.”
We're so proud of ELPS professor and director of our Asian American Studies Center Dr. Yali Zou! Check out this important interview about anti-Asian racism and how educational leaders can help #StopAAPIHate#ELPSExcellence#ELPSElevates#GoCoogs
Congrats to Higher Education M.Ed. student, Maryam Esmalifalak, for successfully presenting their master’s thesis defense, “A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Post-secondary College Recruitment at High School Longitudinal Study of 2009-2016."
Congrats to Higher Education Ph.D. student, Caitlin Deis, for successfully presenting their candidacy research proposal, “Voices of underrepresented medical students: A case study on resilience and culture.”
Shout out to alum Adalia Espinosa! She was elected vice president of communications for the Executive State Board of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (@Tache_ista).
She works at UH Career Services (@CoogCareers) assisting students @UHCLASS1.
Congrats to Higher Ed. Ph.D. student, Tori Amason, for successfully presenting their candidacy dissertation proposal on Antiracism in Action. @anovelTee
Congrats to Higher Education Ph.D. student, Amy Murdock, for successfully presenting their dissertation proposal defense, “From Culturally Responsive to Culturally Conscious: Transitioning to a Restorative Justice Approach in Higher Education".
"Honoring #Juneteenth means remembering that anti-Black racism did not end with the emancipation of Black people who were enslaved. In order to create and support safe communities, we must eradicate anti-Blackness and the violence of white supremacy." - @nnedv
Learn more about #Juneteenth and the end of slavery in Texas by listening to @nprfreshair’s interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian @agordonreed: https://t.co/Ebq1u1mBoS.
Vote for teachHOUSTON in the NSF 2021 STEM For All Video Showcase!
Voting ends on May 18th & presentations selected for recognition will be acknowledged on the NSF website.
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📽️: @LiandraLarsen, @HiEdUH PhD student
We have a special treat for the last #BGOCresearch thread of February! We’re featuring FOUR incredible scholars: Drs. Christa Porter (@CJPPhD), Candace Moore (@drcmmoore), Ginny Jones Boss (@ginnyjonesboss), & Tiffany Davis (@TeeJDeePhD)