Sonia Garcia, IRT ‘92 was appointed as the new assistant dean for Undergraduate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion with the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia.
Monica Muñoz Martinez, IRT ’05 named one of USA Today’s Women of the Year recognizing women who have made a significant impact in their communities across the country. She is an associate professor at the University of Texas.
Candis Watts Smith, IRT ‘05 is the interim Vice Provost of undergraduate education at Duke University.
Cecilia Márquez, IRT ’10 wrote a book “Making the Latino South,” which will be out in September 2023 from the University of North Carolina Press. Márquez is Hunt Family Assistant Professor of History at Duke University. For information on the book visit the UNC Press website.
Renée Wilmot, IRT ’12, ’17 successfully defended her dissertation at Michigan State University (MSU) and received her doctorate in Curriculum, Instruction & Teacher Education. She has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position in African American Studies at MSU.
Paul Singleton, IRT ’14 successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Dreams and Nightmares: Experiences of Black Males in a College and Career Readiness Program During COVID-19.” Paul received his PhD in Counselor Education and School Counseling in April from the University of Connecticut.
Chris Walkes, IRT ’17 Director of Education and Interpretation at the Museum of African American History in Boston, MA moderated a discussion entitled, On Friendship & Black Study, between authors and friends Drs. Jarvis Givens and Joshua Bennett. In this public discussion, they focused on their personal friendship as colleagues and the importance of Black Studies as a discipline and needed part of university curricula.
Cami Fredericks, IRT ’22, Savita Maharaj, IRT ’22 and Leislie Godo-Solo, IRT ’91 attended the Phillips Academy’s AfLAtAm’s 55th year Celebration in Boston, MA. AfLAtAm is a student of color organization that supports African American and Latinx high school students at the Academy. IRT and Phillips Academy alumni participated in a tour of the Museum of African American, the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, and had lunch at Citrus and Salt Restaurant in South Boston. The African Meeting House served as the African Baptist Church of Boston and is considered the oldest existing Black church building in America. The likes of Frederick Douglass and David Walker spoke at this very podium pictured below.
Sumit Karn, IRT ’22 co-authored a peer-reviewed article, “Equitable Research-Practice Partnerships: A Multilevel Reimagining” published in The Assembly A Journal for Public Scholarship at the University of Colorado Boulder this past Fall. Karn is a graduate student in the International and Comparative Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University.
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