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Puget Sound names alum Dr, Matthew Boyce as Vice President for Enrollment.

College faculty members Kelly Schrum (Higher Education Program), Jessica Otis, and Nate Sleeter (both, History and Art History) have received a digital extension grant from ACLS to expand the World History Commons digital resource project.

Dr. Kelly Schrum, an Associate Professor with HEP, is part of a research team that was awarded a 2020 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Digital Extension Grant. A main focus of the grant is working with community college faculty to improve the teaching and learning of world history at community colleges.

Earlier this spring, MA student Mark Hall was promoted to the Associate Director of Development for the College of Education and Human Development.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences celebrates its graduates in the Class of 2020 with a message from Dean Ann Ardis, a musical tribute from the Green Machine, and more.

Julio Diaz, a student in HEP's MA in Higher Education and Student Development, was awarded a 2020 Dean's Challenge Award. During his time as a master’s student, Julio has focused his research studies on Latinx student success and academic advising.

Josh Yavelberg, PhD (2016) recently published "Understanding the Student Perspective of Art History Survey Course Outcomes Through Game Development" in the journal, Art History Pedagogy and Practice ( https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ahpp/). He is continuing similar research in this area as well as studying threshold concepts and critical thinking stemming from research conducted for his dissertation. Josh also was recently promoted to Director of Professional Development for the National Recreation and Park Association. 

In these unprecedented times, our students are having to adapt to virtual life in many different ways. One of those ways is virtual defenses! Check out this CHSS feature on one of our students, Dr. Carrie Klein, who just defended virtually. She gives five tips for a successful virtual defense.

Jennifer Lebron, a doctoral student in HEP, completed a 9-month consultancy for USAID. Her work culminated in the report "USAID Higher Education Landscape Analysis 2014-2018" in which she was lead author.