Diversity
Faculty spotlight: Dr. Chakeia Andrews
School of Education and Human Development welcomes Top Black Educator and alumna, Dr. Chakeia J. Andrews, B.S.Ed.’05, assistant professor of practice in the Department of Teaching and Learning.
School salutes pioneering black graduate
Benny O’Berry was the first Black student to graduate from the University of Miami, earning his B.S.Ed. degree from then School of Education in 1962. He became a successful businessman and was a longtime pastor at Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Miami.
Graduate student focuses on racial messages between Black youth, families
Monique McKenny, a fourth-year counseling psychology doctoral candidate, explores cultural strengths of Black families and the communications between youth and caregivers about race and racial experiences.
