Dr. Fred Bonner II—Leading Scholarship and Engagement for Academic Giftedness

Our guest, Dr. Fred A. Bonner, II, is Professor and Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership and Counseling and Founding Executive Director and Chief Scientist of the Minority Achievement, Creativity and High-Ability (MACH-III) Center at PrairieView A&M University.  He is formerly the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University and an esteemed expert in the field of diversity ineducation.Prior to joining Rutgers, he was Professor of Higher Education Administration and Dean of Faculties at Texas A&M University-College Station. He earned a B.A. in Chemistry from the University of North Texas, an M.S. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Baylor University, and an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration & College Teaching from the University of Arkansas. Bonner has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Association for Higher Education Black Caucus Dissertation Award and the Educational Leadership, Counseling and Foundation’s Dissertation of the Year Award from the University of Arkansas College of Education.  His work has been featured nationally and internationally. He is the author of the recently released book, Building on Resilience: Models and Frameworks of Black Male Success Across the P-20 Pipeline.Your Host: ⁠⁠Jacob Easley II, PhD, PMP⁠⁠Sponsor: Elation Communications Resources: Belonging in Higher Education: Perspectives and Lessons from Diverse Faculty ⁠EDUP The Experience⁠⁠Xcelerated Excellence Consulting⁠ Greeting: ⁠Adil Bentahar⁠