New grant: Means researches ways black, rural students access college through Spencer fellowship

Darris Means, an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, was one of 30 chosen as a 2017 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. He is spending this academic year studying seniors who attend rural high schools in Georgia as they navigate the college choice process.

The fellowships are administered by the National Academy of Education, an honorary educational society, and funded by the Spencer Foundation. More than 200 postdoctoral researchers applied for the $70,000 award, which has been in place for more than 30 years. Means’ research joins other cutting-edge topics such as equity in mathematics education, dual-language programs, and the connections between educational policy and suburban land development.

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