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Bettie Ray Butler, Ph.D., is associate professor of urban education and the Director of the M.Ed. in Urban Education program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Abiola Farinde-Wu, Ph.D., is assistant professor of urban education in the Department of Leadership in Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Melissa Winchell, Ed.D., is associate professor of secondary education and Chair of the Accelerated Post Baccalaureate Program at Bridgewater State University. Bettie Ray Butler, Ph.D., is associate professor of urban education and the Director of the M.Ed. in Urban Education program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Abiola Farinde-Wu, Ph.D., is assistant professor of urban education in the Department of Leadership in Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Terrell L. Strayhorn, PhD, is professor of higher education and women's, gender & sexuality studies at Illinois State University, where he also directs the PhD program. He is diversity scholar-in-residence at Harrisburg Area Community College, director of the Center for the Study of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) at Virginia Union University (VUU) and visiting scholar in the VUU School of Education. Author of 12 books, including College Students' Sense of Belonging: A Key to Educational Success for All Students (Routledge, 2012 [1st ed], 2019 [2nd ed]), and over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, chapters, and reports, Strayhorn is arguably one of the most prolific and influential contemporary scholars in education and the academic study of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). His ground-breaking research on sense of belonging has charted new terrains in racial equity, student success, and social psychological determinants of human success. Professor Strayhorn has served Melissa Winchell, Ed.D., is associate professor of secondary education and Chair of the Accelerated Post Baccalaureate Program at Bridgewater State University. |
