Featured Member: Donald Mitchell, Jr. on HBCU CONNECT!

Connect with Donald

• Email Me or Poke Me
• Interview Me
• Send Group Invite
• Add To Favorites
• Block This Member
• Send Friend Request

Uploads

Upload Content | Show More

Connections

more-->

Recent Visitors

more-->

More Members

more-->

Q&A With Donald Mitchell, Jr.

(interview me)

Donald Mitchell, Jr.
assistant professor of higher education, Grand Valley State University
Location: Grand Rapids, MI United States
Joined: Sep 6th, 2013

About (request update)

Dr. Mitchell's research focuses on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in
higher education contexts, primarily using qualitative methodologies. More specifically,
his work theoretically and empirically explores the impact of race, gender, and
underrepresented identity intersections in higher education contexts, with a particular
interest in historically Black fraternities and sororities and historically Black
colleges and universities as micro and macro systems of analysis.

He was awarded the Center for the Study of the College Fraternity's 2012 Richard
McKaig Outstanding Doctoral Research Award for his dissertation, "Are They Truly
Divine? A Grounded Theory of the Influences of Black Greek-Lettered Organizations on the
Persistence of African Americans at Predominantly White Institutions." His
dissertation was also cited Honorable Mention for the American Association of Blacks in
Higher Education's 2013 "Outstanding Doctoral Research Award Competition."

Dr. Mitchell earned a bachelor of science in chemistry from Shaw University, the first
historically Black institution in the South, a master of science in educational
leadership from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and a Ph.D. in educational policy
and administration with a concentration in higher education from the University of
Minnesota--Twin Cities.

Dr. Mitchell is an assistant professor of higher education at Grand Valley State
University.

Education (request update)

Shaw University class of 2012

Undergrad Major: Education Administration

Claim To Fame:

Outstanding Faculty Member, Student Life Awards, GVSU, 2013 Honorable Mention, "Outstanding Doctoral Research Award Competition," American Association of Blacks in Higher Education, 2013 Richard McKaig Outstanding Doctoral Research Award, Center for the Study of the College Fraternity, 2012 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2007-09

Experience

I currently work with Grand Valley State University as assistant professor of higher education
I have years of experience working in the Teaching / K-12 Education industry.

My Groups

Invite Me To A Group

Guestbook Comments