The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) is pleased to introduce the first cohort of fellows in its North Star Collective (NSC), a multi-institutional collaborative to nourish and uplift faculty of color at New England colleges and universities.
This inaugural year focuses specifically on supporting fellows’ writing and publishing endeavors and overall wellbeing, which are essential to advancement, tenure and promotion as faculty. NEBHE and its partners selected two fellows from each founding member institution.
The inaugural fellows are:
- Felipe Agudelo (Simmons University, Public Health)
- Aaron Allen (Roger Williams University, Cultural Studies)
- Asha Best (Clark University, Geography)
- Susan Boafo-Arthur (Goodwin University, Human Services)
- Leslie Duhaylongsod (Salem State University, Education)
- Jacqueline Dyer (Simmons University, Social Work)
- Tommy Ender (Rhode Island College, Education)
- Annabelle Estera (Endicott College, Education)
- Abiola Farinde-Wu (UMass Boston, Education)
- Vivienne Friday (Goodwin University, Nursing Education)
- Adilia James (Endicott College, Sociology)
- José Lara (Bridgewater State University, Spanish)
- Isabel Logan (Eastern Connecticut University, Social Work)
- Chu Ly (Framingham State University, Education)
- Ragini Malhotra (University of Southern Maine, Sociology/Criminology)
- Larissa Malone (University of Southern Maine, Education)
- Danny Marrero (Salem State University, Philosophy)
- Dana Miranda (UMass Boston, Philosophy)
- Holly Pearson (Framingham State University, Sociology)
- Fernanda Righi (Roger Williams University, Spanish)
- Leila Rosa (Rhode Island College, Educational Studies)
- Justin Shaw (Clark University, English)
- Luzi Shi (Bridgewater State University, Criminal Justice)
- DeRon Williams (Eastern Connecticut University, Theater)