New Holmes Scholars Announced
(l-r) Mariah Brown, Mike Dennehy, Ayana Bass, Danielle Reeves, and Rohan Arcot
New Holmes Scholars Announced
Four BU Wheelock graduate students were chosen for the 2023–2024 Holmes Scholar program: Rohan Arcot, Ayana Bass, Mariah Brown, and Danielle Reeves. Arcot and Bass are PhD students, and Brown and Reeves are master’s students.
The Holmes Scholar program, which is managed by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), provides graduate students of color with funding to attend an annual academic conference where they can present their research and build relationships with other scholars across the country. This gives students of color the opportunity to make connections with other traditionally underrepresented students, faculty and college administrators.
Connecting student leaders
“Connecting with other BU grad student leaders of color was a great start to my experience,” says Bass, a special education doctoral student who focuses on teacher preparation, teacher diversity, and education policy. “I’m excited to return to the AACTE conference next year so I can keep learning and connecting with other scholars in my field.”
“It’s important to create the ability for historically underrepresented students to network with other students of color.”
Created in 1991 by the Holmes Group, the Holmes Scholar program has been managed by AACTE since 2010. Boston University became a Holmes institution in 2015, starting with PhD students and later expanding to include master’s students and postdoctoral fellows.
“The Holmes program provides an important community that enhances the experience of our graduate students,” says Michael Dennehy, executive director of College Access & Student Success at BU Wheelock. “It’s important to create the ability for historically underrepresented students to network with other students of color.”