A Conversation with Dr. Eric Mayes
Join us Friday, April 29th for a conversation with
Dr. Eric Mayes, B.G.S. '98 and M.S. '00
Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Professor of Education at Lawrence University
About the Event
Hear Dr. Mayes’ story of his distinguished career advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in education, and join him and fellow SOE community members in a conversation about creating better educational futures.
About Dr. Mayes
Dr. Mayes, an innovative and dedicated higher education leader, serves as the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Professor of Education at Lawrence University.
His research focuses on examining the mediating role of culture on cognition and learning, with particular interest on the impact that culturally responsive pedagogy and assessments have on academic and life outcomes for linguistically and culturally diverse students and communities. He currently serves as a Co-PI on a US Department of Education Teacher and School Leadership grant focused on improving student achievement in rural, hard to staff and under resourced schools in the Arkansas Delta.
He holds a post-doctorate master’s degree in Education Policy and Management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Howard University, and both a master’s degree in Educational Technology and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. A former college athlete, Dr. Mayes advanced from a walk-on to Co-Captain of the 1997 University of Michigan National Championship Football Team.