Transforming Education through Research, Teaching, and Advocacy
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Visiting Lecturer in Psychology and Education, Mount holyoke College
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Striving for a More Equitable, Quality Early Education and Care System in MA
This summer I interned with an advocacy nonprofit organization, Massachusetts Fair Share, in Boston, MA. I had the opportunity to work on four different campaigns, but my main focus was the Early Education campaign. Our two main focuses within this campaign was the bill drop for...
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More Than a Counselor: a Mentor and Teacher to the Underprivileged Youth, Africana Studies and Psychology Major
Through Lynk, I had the opportunity to work with Upward Bound, a federal educational program that focuses on preparing primarily low-income and first-generation students for college. Upward Bound is a part of the TRIO program, initially launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964...
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Asking All the Right Questions: A Look at Institutional Research in Higher Education, Statistics Major
This summer, I had the opportunity to have an internship in the office of Institutional Research, Evaluation and Assessment (IREA) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA. During my time with IREA I was able to assist with research, peer review reports before...
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Molding Young Minds: Learning Through Teaching, Psychology and Education Major
As someone interested in pursuing a career in education, I was determined to find an internship in a school setting--specifically early childhood education. I had the opportunity to spend my summer interning for Gorse Children’s Center located in South Hadley, Massachusetts. I primarily...
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Friday October 20, 2017 2:45pm - 3:40pm EDT
Kendade 303