Jamil Johnson (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented his paper, "Critical Counternarratives of African American Males in First-Year Seminars," at the 41st Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, which took place last month in Florida. His findings highlight the experiences of African American males who enroll in first-year seminars from an asset-based approach. Three recommendations were identified in support of undergraduate Black males: (a) mentoring and intervention programs; (b) sense of belonging and community-building; and (c) intentional recruiting and selection processes for participation in high-impact practices. 

At the same conference Johnson facilitated a pre-conference workshop on student success initiatives, intervention programs, high-impact engagement, and creating equity-minded assessment practices for Black and Latinx males. 

The conference was hosted by the National Resource Center, University of South Carolina.