Speaker's Name
April Massey

Title
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Company Name
University of the District of Columbia

Bio

April Massey, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University
of the District of Columbia, has earned degrees from the Ohio State University, the
University of Cincinnati, and Howard University. A speech-language pathologist by
profession, she has nearly 20 years of administrative experience and has served in the
capacity of dean for four years.
Dr. Massey uses her disciplinary training to consider the liberal arts and
careerist needs of students and the research, teaching, and leadership interests of
faculty.  With newly launched initiatives in signature work, women’s leadership,
faculty development, STEM pipeline, faculty learning hubs, and scholarship of
practice, her work emphasizes learning by doing and lived experience as content and
context for teaching and learning.
Dr. Massey led the University of the District of Columbia’s General Education
reform effort, shepherded a study team in signature work last summer, and launched
Dialogues in Leadership — a faculty leadership development model in the fall of 2017.
She also established the Research Academy at CAS and conceptualized the Center for
Humanities Practice in the fall of 2017.
Dr. Massey champions authentic, developmental, and immersive pedagogies
that drive inclusion, innovation, reflection, and quality in teaching/learning,
scholarship, practice, and service.

Session List

How to Create an Innovative Ecosystem in HBCUs
Thursday, February 07th 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM Room: Delaware Suite B- Lobby Level