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Terrell L. Strayhorn
Born
Terrell Lamont Strayhorn

Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Occupation(s)Professor, writer, musician, minister
Known forCollege impact studies, race expert, belonging theory
Notable workCollege Students' Sense of Belonging
Websitewww.dogoodworkLLC.org

Terrell Lamont Strayhorn is an American scholar who publishes on college student success and issues of equity and diversity in higher education.[1] He is now founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Do Good Work Educational Consulting, LLC, a private education research firm committed to using research for strengthening families and communities, fighting oppression and injustice, advocating for social change, and ensuring student success.[2] Until his resignation on May 3, 2017,[3] he was a tenured professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology's Department of Educational Studies at The Ohio State University.[citation needed] Strayhorn formerly directed the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE), a multi-million dollar research and policy center, founded by former OSU President E. Gordon Gee.[4] He is a cousin of William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn, the famed American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, best known for his successful collaborations with composer Duke Ellington such as "Take the 'A' Train", "Chelsea Bridge", and "Lush Life."

Education and career

Strayhorn is a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was educated in the Virginia Beach Public Schools system and graduated with high honors from Kempsville High School. In high school, Strayhorn was photographer for the school's yearbook, starred as “Oliver Twist” in the school's rendition of the Charles Dickens musical, and participated in student government and the oceanography club.

Immediately following high school graduation, he enrolled at the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville where he earned a bachelor's degree (BA) in religious studies and music. Freshman year, Strayhorn was part of UVA's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC), having received an academic scholarship from the Air Force. A music major, choir director, and tenor, Strayhorn was an active member of UVA's Black Voices Gospel Choir during his undergraduate years. He served for several years as Minister of Music of the First Baptist Church-Main Street, then under leadership of Rev. Dr. Bruce Aaron Beard.[5]

Strayhorn earned a master's degree (M.Ed.) in education policy studies with a cognate in higher education from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. During graduate study, he worked as an office associate in the Dean of Students, Residence Life Office under direction of Angela M. Davis, Associate Dean of Student and Director of Residence Life. His master's thesis focused on resegregation of higher education, arguing the need for affirmative action policies in college admissions at public universities. After completing a master's in education policy, Strayhorn accepted a job as research associate at the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) in Washington, D.C.

After working professionally at CGS and the Helix Group, a public health firm in suburban Maryland, Strayhorn returned to graduate school at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), and earned a Ph.D. in higher education, and educational research and evaluation. His doctoral advisor was Don G. Creamer and his dissertation examined factors influencing the persistence of graduate students, using nationally representative survey data, from the Baccalaureate & Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:1993/1997) administered by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.[6]

Strayhorn joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) as a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology (later reorganized into the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies) within the College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences.[when?] He was promoted to the rank of associate professor and granted tenure in just three years, compared to the national average that ranges from 6 to 7 years. In 2007, he was appointed Special Assistant to the Provost Former by Provost Robert C. Holub.[7] During his tenure, Strayhorn worked with campus administrators to establish the UTK LEAD Summer Institute (a summer bridge program), enhance the first-year experience, and increase diversity numbers at the Knoxville campus.

In 2010, Strayhorn moved to Ohio State University (OSU) as associate professor in the School of Education Policy & Leadership. His primary faculty appointment was in the Department of Educational Studies and he taught in the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) graduate program, one of the top 10 higher education programs in the country according to previous rankings from the U.S. News & World Report.[citation needed] He held faculty appointments in the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Department of African American and African Studies, and the Sexuality Studies, Engineering Education, and Educational Policy programs. Strayhorn was faculty affiliate in the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity, faculty research associate in the Todd A. Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male, and faculty affiliate in the OSU Criminal Justice Research Center (CJRC). In 2014, Strayhorn was promoted to the rank of full professor—less than 10 years after receipt of his PhD—making him one of only 30 black full professors at OSU and the youngest full professor in the university's history.[8]

Strayhorn directed the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at OSU, a multi-million dollar research and policy center, founded by former OSU President E. Gordon Gee, that focused on one primary goal in higher education: student success.[4] Formerly, Strayhorn founded and directed the Center for Inclusion, Diversity, & Academic Success (IDEAS) at OSU, within the College of Education and Human Ecology located in Arps Hall and the Center for Higher Education Research and Policy (CHERP) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Amid controversy regarding an alleged travel audit, Strayhorn was terminated as CHEE director in 2017, although the audit showed "no intentional wrongdoing" on his part. He voluntarily resigned from his faculty position at OSU a short time later in a memo released May 3, 2017.[3]

Selected awards and involvements

In 2008, the U.S. National Science Foundation awarded him a coveted CAREER research grant award, the highest honor that the NSF bestows upon early career scientists and rarely to education and social scientists. His 5-year project focused on identifying and testing proven strategies for broadening STEM participation among minorities, especially minority males.[9] In 2012, Strayhorn delivered a popular TedX talk on student success and sense of belonging.[citation needed]

Notable awards and associations

  • University of Virginia's Outstanding Higher Education Faculty Award[10]
  • BusinessFirst Magazine's “Top 20 to Know in Education”[11]
  • Diverse Issues in Higher Education “Top Emerging Scholar”, 2011[12]
  • Who's Who in Black Columbus[13]
  • Virginia Tech Don G. Creamer Outstanding Alumni Award
  • American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Annuit Coeptis Award[14]
  • National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) Professional Service Award
  • American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Emerging Scholar Award[15]
  • Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Early Career Award, 2009[16]
  • NSF CAREER Faculty Development Award, 2008[9]
  • Virginia Tech Graduate Student of the Year Award
  • He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity

Books

  • Strayhorn, Terrell L. (2015-06-15). Student Development Theory in Higher Education: A Social Psychological Approach. New York, NY. ISBN 9780415836630. OCLC 921839753.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Strayhorn, Terrell L. Living at the Intersections: Social Identities and Black Collegians. Charlotte, North Carolina. ISBN 9781623961473. OCLC 849928841.
  • Strayhorn, Terrell L. (2013). Theoretical Frameworks in College Student Research. Lanham, Maryland. ISBN 9780761860891. OCLC 826076847.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Strayhorn, Terrell L.; Hurtado, Sylvia; Harris, Quartez. College Students' Sense of Belonging: A Key to Educational Success for All Students. New York [New York]. ISBN 9780415895040. OCLC 730403990.
  • Strayhorn, Terrell L.; Terrell, Melvin C. (2010). The Evolving Challenges of Black College Students: New Insights for Policy, Practice, and Research. Sterling, Va.: Stylus. ISBN 9781579222468. OCLC 781635685.
  • Strayhorn, Terrell L.; Creamer, Don G.; Miller, Theodore K.; Arminio, Jan L. (2006). Frameworks for Assessing Learning and Development Outcomes. Washington, DC: Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. ISBN 9781583280393. OCLC 136972539.

References

  1. ^ "Conference Speakers – Tri-State Consortium". tri-stateconsortium.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  2. ^ "Home". Do Good Work LLC. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  3. ^ a b "Scholar who is popular speaker nationwide ousted from center directorship at Ohio State, amid allegations of misconduct". Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. ^ a b "OSU CHEE". chee.osu.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  5. ^ "HOME". fbc4g.org. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  6. ^ Strayhorn, T. L. (2005). More than money matters: An integrated model of graduate student persistence. Dissertation Abstracts International, A66(2), 519.
  7. ^ "Memo from Provost Robert Holub on Appointment of Special Assistant". Tennessee Today. 1 March 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  8. ^ Ohio State Human Resources Office, Office of Institutional Research & Planning "Profile, by rank, tenure status, and age", Spring 2014.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ a b "NSF Award Search: Award#0747304 - CAREER: Investigating the Critical Junctures: Strategies that Broaden Minority Participation in STEM Fields". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  10. ^ "Terrell L. Strayhorn Receives Curry School's 2014 Outstanding Higher Ed Faculty Award". curry.virginia.edu. September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  11. ^ "20 to Know in Education: Dr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  12. ^ Education, Diverse Issues in Higher. "Identifying the 'Typical' | Diverse". diverseeducation.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  13. ^ Pluviose, David (January 6, 2011). "Identifying the 'Typical'". www.whoswhopublishing.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  14. ^ "Annuit Coeptis Award - Emerging Professional". ACPA. Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  15. ^ "Emerging Scholars Award". ACPA. Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  16. ^ "ASHE Early Career Award". www.ashe.ws. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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