Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Dr. Harvey Peters, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Development (he/him)
Darren Paul-Vance, Executive Director, Rainbow Families DC (he/him)
Esette Negussie, GW Master's Student in Counseling (she/her)
Leen Zorc, GW Master's Student in Counseling (they/them)
Katherine Hurley, GW Doctoral Student in Counseling (she/her)
M. Dillie, MA, NCC, Professional Counselor, Compassionate Counseling, LLC (they/them)

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Join the Graduate School of Education and Human Development for a discussion about the role and impact of dating, relationships, and sexual health on queer adolescents. A panel of experts will explore how attachment, social scripts, school-family-community stakeholders, and socio-ecological factors--in addition to diverse identities and experiences--can influence young people.

This message was sent to the GSEHD community in the wake of the attacks in Atlanta that killed eight people, including six Asian women, on March 16, 2021.

March 19, 2021
Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love. -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dean Michael Feuer's piece, "Sure, Envision a New Public School System. But Don't Ignore the Emergency at Hand," was highlighted in the National Superintendents Roundtable News.

GSEHD's Community Counseling Services Center was highlighted in the GW Today story, "New Program Provides Mental Health Care for D.C. Artists." Dean Michael Feuer and Dr. Mary DeRaedt were both quoted in the article, which shares how GSEHD is partnering with the D.C.

Dr. Delishia Pittman presented on the panel, "Can you see me? Honoring Black Mental Health During a Double Pandemic," hosted by the DC Psychological Association with Drs. Jessica Smedley and Candice Hargon. Over 250 people joined the live discussion and the recorded webinar was viewed over 1300 times in the first week.

GSEHD student Luqman Adeniyi(master's, Organizational Leadership and Learning) published an article on CNN.com entitled, "Racism in America: Reflecting on my role as a journalist in this moment." Mr. Adeniyi is an Associate Producer at CNN, and he says, "Tying this back to OLL, it’s the concept of public reflection, focus on vulnerability, psychological safety and transformative learning that inspired me to share my perspective with a wide audience.

Dr. Harvey Peters published the article, "Socially Just and Culturally Responsive Within Counseling/Counseling Psychology Leadership: A Grounded Theory" in The Counseling Psychologist. In addition, Dr. Peters presented, "A Socially Just and Culturally Responsive Counseling Leadership Model" at the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development National Virtual Summit.

A study co-authored by Dr. Lionel Howard (GSEHD Professor & Educational Leadership Department Chair) alongside Devin English (Rutgers University, lead author/researcher, GW grad), Sharon Lamber (GW, co-author), and Brendesha Tynes (GW, co-author) was recently featured in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. The study was titled "Daily multidimensional racial discrimination among Black U.S. American adolescents" and can be accessed here .

GSEHD alumnus Dr. Kirk Nooks (Ed.D., Higher Education Administration) gave the keynote address at Mercer University's (Georgia) "Living the Dream" program in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Dr. Nooks, president of Gordon State College in Georgia since 2018, earned both his Bachelor of Science in industrial management and Master of Business Administration in marketing from Mercer University.