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Jim Barber
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Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Education at William & Mary | New book 📚: https://tinyurl.com/yv9mmdrb | I study college student learning, pilgrimage, and fraternity. Native Michigander 👋🏼
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Early winter sunset reflected in the James River. Light yellow and orange sky behind low gray clouds. Virginia, USA.
December 29, 2024 at 1:51 AM
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Winter sun behind wispy clouds, reflected in a creek. Virginia, USA.
December 26, 2024 at 10:53 PM
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Rest well tonight and create a great week!
Sunset over the James River on December 8, 2024
December 9, 2024 at 1:33 AM
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Late autumn sunset over the James River on December 1, 2024. Traces of blue, yellow, and orange are seen in the sky behind grey clouds.
December 1, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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Good night, Bluesky!
Sun setting over the James River with an orange sky and clouds
November 30, 2024 at 3:19 AM
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William & Mary #HigherEd showed up for #ASHE2024! So proud to be a part of this community.
A group of faculty, students, and alumni from the William & Mary Higher Education Program seated around a table for dinner
November 24, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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William & Mary #HigherEd faculty member Chelsea Smith served as discussant for a research paper session titled “Beyond Imposter Syndrome: Unveiling the Intersections of Race, Gender, Disability, and Religion of Doctoral Students” #ASHE2024
November 23, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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Audience engagement around critical perspectives and methodologies to advance sorority/fraternity research #ASHE2024
Small group discussion prompts Drs. Marie, Garcia, and Minthorn during the panel discussion Dr. Minthorn sharing remarks on the panel Dr. Marie discussing her research on the panel
November 23, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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Excellent panel discussion this morning on “Future Directions for Sorority and Fraternity Life Research: Critically Informed Questions about Student Outcomes” #ASHE2024
Drs. Garcia, Minthorn, Marie, and Duran Title slide: Future Directions for Sorority and Fraternity Life Research: Critically Informed Questions about Student Outcomes Panelists seated at long table with microphones during the discussion
November 23, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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Amanda Simpfenderfer, W&M faculty member, presenting her research paper “The impact of course taking patterns on STEM outcomes: A machine learning approach” at #ASHE2024
Dr. Simpfenderfer speaking at the podium, explaining her research Title slide: The impact of course taking patterns on STEM outcomes: A machine learning approach
November 23, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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W&M faculty Erica Wiborg sharing her research on “Long-Haulers and Faculty Life: Narratives and Experiences” at #ASHE2024
Dr. Erica Wiborg speaking at the podium Title slide: Long-Haulers and Faculty Life: Narratives and Experiences
November 22, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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Across disciplines, faculty will benefit from intentional training and mentoring regarding teaching. Particularly important to focus on supporting racially and ethnically marginalized faculty #ASHE2024
Significance of the study Presenters: Dr. Smith, Hannah Dow, and Alena Chaplygina
November 22, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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W&M faculty Chelsea Smith and #HigherEd students Alena Chaplygina (Ph.D. ‘27) and Hannah Dow (M.Ed. ‘25) present their research “Teach Me to Teach: Investigating Preparing Future Faculty Experiences of Racially Marginalized Graduate Students” #ASHE2024
Paper title: Teach Me to Teach: Investigating Preparing Future Faculty Experiences of Racially Marginalized Graduate Students Dr. Chelsea Smith at the podium Ph.D. student Alena Chaplygina at the podium M.Ed. student Hannah Dow at the podium
November 22, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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W&M faculty Melissa Whatley @melwhat.bsky.social presenting research on “A Quasi-experimental Analysis of the Relationship between Gun Violence at US Higher Education Institutions and International Student Enrollment” - found campus shootings didn’t have a significant impact on enrollments #ASHE2024
Dr. Melissa Whatley speaking at the podium Paper title slide: A Quasi-experimental Analysis of the Relationship between Gun Violence at US Higher Education Institutions and International Student Enrollment
November 21, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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W&M faculty Ray Mitic @drrmitic.bsky.social presenting research on impact of undergraduate research experiences in paper session on “Unveiling Co-Curricular Activities to Examine College Student Engagement” #ASHE2024
Paper title: The Role of Undergraduate Research Experiences in Predicting Graduate School Attainment Dr. Ray Mitic at podium Summary of paper’s findings
November 21, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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#ASHE2024 President Jeni Hart sharing her journey of being, becoming, be(com)ing a scholar, including the important role of practitioners and policymakers in bridging theory and practice
ASHE President Jeni Hart addressing the conference Definition of “be(com)ing” from Carr, 2024
November 21, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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I love the way reflection is woven into the #ASHE2024 conference and opening session. Well done!
Interactive Message Board Prompts Questions for Reflection at ASHE Conference
November 21, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Key Takeaways re: relevance of GA role supporting Higher Ed Program #ASHE2024
November 20, 2024 at 11:13 PM
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Wheels up to Minneapolis! #ASHE2024
Shining sun, blue sky, and fluffy clouds taken from an airplane in flight above the clouds
November 20, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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Puerto Rican Sunrise 🇵🇷☀️
November 15, 2024 at 1:51 AM