Tag: Dr. Melvin C. Terrell

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Terrell Wins NASPA Regional Award for Diversity, Equity

Dr. Melvin C. Terrell, emeritus vice-president of student affairs at Northeastern Illinois University, has been selected a recipient of the 2019 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award for region III of the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA). The award honors a senior student affairs professional or faculty member who has demonstrated a deep commitment […]

July 5, 2019

African-American

Professor Broadens Research Beyond the Academy

Seven years after Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson began teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an assistant professor, he earned tenure in 2007, was promoted to full professor in 2011, and then was named a Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education in 2012. Created by the Vilas Estate Trustees, the professorships are university-wide distinctions with approximately 30 recipients. Jackson was the first African-American to be selected for this high honor.

September 21, 2018

Students

NASAP Foundation Announces Its New Name

The National Association for Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) Foundation, an organization that has given charitable donations across the nation for more than a decade, has announced its new name: The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc. “We are excited to launch the Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc.” said foundation chair Dr. Melvin […]

August 20, 2018

Students

New Book Examines How Scholar-Practitioner Advanced Equity in Student Affairs

When some of the nation’s top scholars decided to pen a book examining the life of Dr. Melvin C. Terrell and his contributions to the field of student affairs, Terrell knew that was something special. But then again, the retiree’s life has been nothing short of extraordinary.

June 28, 2018