V. Scott Solberg
The Machines Are Coming
lgorithm-informed machines learn what we like to buy and look at on the internet, feeding us more of that. Smart “assistants” greet us on our favorite websites to answer questions and point us in the right direction. Robots assemble almost everything we own, from our cars to our televisions to our clothing. Artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Career-Ready Latinx Youth
Can teaching Latinx middle-schoolers network science and career development steer more of them toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and math—also known as STEM? That’s the hypothesis of a joint study between researchers at BU Wheelock’s Center for Future Readiness and Boston-based nonprofit Sociedad Latina. Using new and previously developed curricula, the collaborative project team facilitates after-school […]
Partnership to Prepare Doctoral Students in Special Education and School Psychology
BU Wheelock’s special education faculty will collaborate with faculty from the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) on a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a cohort of doctoral students focused on advancing equity in the study of students’ mental health. The project, led by Jennifer Greif Green at Boston University […]
Cross-Cultural Research Team Investigates Educator Views on SEL
A cross-cultural team researchers led by Scott Solberg and Lea Ferrari (University of Padova) met in Padua (Padova), Italy in July to share the initial results of a five-year investigation into educator perceptions of the nature and value of social emotional learning (SEL). Solberg and Ferrari’s collaboration is supported by the Boston University/Università degli studi […]
Cross-Cultural Study Examines Social and Emotional Learning
In July, a collaborative team of career development researchers from 20 countries will gather in Padua (Padova), Italy, to discuss each country’s results from the first phase of a cross-cultural study on social and emotional learning (SEL). The study is co-led by Scott Solberg, a professor in BU Wheelock’s Counseling Psychology program, and Lea […]
Scott Solberg Named School Counselor Educator of the Year
Counseling Psychology professor V. Scott Solberg was named the Massachusetts School Counselors Association (MASCA) 2019 School Counselor Educator of the Year. He was honored at the MASCA 2019 conference in Hyannis, Mass. This award recognizes the many contributions Solberg has made to his professional field here in Massachusetts, including work conducted with the Rennie Center […]
National Coalition Calls for Career Readiness for All
The national Coalition for Career Development (CCD) released a major new white paper today—Career Readiness for All—that calls for sweeping changes designed to make career readiness the first priority of American education. Scott Solberg, a professor in BU Wheelock’s Counseling Psychology program, contributed significantly to the report’s development and publication. Solberg is a member of […]