Connected Scholars News Post

Teaching High School Students to Build Networks of Support with the Connected Scholars Program

2023-10-16T13:15:50+00:00

October 16, 2023, Durham, NC – Social capital, which is defined as the connections, relationships, and resources available to individuals, plays an instrumental part in college students’ academic and career success. By developing skills to locate and develop relationships with potential mentors around them, such as teachers, school staff, and employers, students may feel encouraged to stay enrolled in college classes and engaged in their academics. The process of learning and practicing skills to build social capital can begin before students even enroll in college; however, these lifelong skills are rarely taught. iRT President Dr. Janis Kupersmidt with Drs. Sarah Schwartz [...]

Teaching High School Students to Build Networks of Support with the Connected Scholars Program2023-10-16T13:15:50+00:00

The American Educational Research Journal Publishes the Results of an Evaluation of the Connected Scholars Program

2023-08-24T21:03:28+00:00

August 24, 2023, Durham, NC – The college years are often a time of great change and new responsibilities, and it can be difficult for students to adjust to these new responsibilities without a diverse network of support. The connections, relationships, and resources available to students, called social capital, impact college students’ academic and career success, and it is vital that students have the skills or resources available to them to build their social capital during the college years in order to thrive. Mentoring relationships are a form of social capital and a great source of support for college students. Students [...]

The American Educational Research Journal Publishes the Results of an Evaluation of the Connected Scholars Program2023-08-24T21:03:28+00:00

iRT Partners with College Access for All

2023-01-11T21:15:19+00:00

iRT has partnered with College Access for All, an initiative developed by NYC Schools and Mayor Bill de Blasio to ensure all students are engaged in a “college-ready” culture. Hundreds of schools participate in this initiative, which was designed to help students form a career and college plan upon graduation from high school. College Access for All provides several support services...

iRT Partners with College Access for All2023-01-11T21:15:19+00:00

iRT Researchers Will Present At North Carolina Sexual Health Conference

2023-01-11T21:18:19+00:00

Dr. Christina Malik, Elyse Keefe, and Abigail Morrison from Prevention Central (a division of innovation Research & Training) will be presenting at the SHIFT NC annual conference, Diving Below the Surface: Exploring the Depths of Adolescent Sexual Health, next week on Thursday, May 16, 2:00-3:15 p.m., in Greensboro, North Carolina.   Sexual Health Initiatives for Teens (SHIFT) is a...

iRT Researchers Will Present At North Carolina Sexual Health Conference2023-01-11T21:18:19+00:00

Janis Kupersmidt, innovation Research & Training, innovation Research & Training Receives a William T. Grant Research Award

2023-01-11T21:36:59+00:00

December 18, 2017 New York, NY--The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce that Janis Kupersmidt, innovation Research & Training, Jean E. Rhodes, Dept. of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Sarah Schwartz, Dept. of Psychology, Suffolk University, and Renee Spencer, Dept. of Human Behavior, School of Social Work, Boston University, received a Research Award under the...

Janis Kupersmidt, innovation Research & Training, innovation Research & Training Receives a William T. Grant Research Award2023-01-11T21:36:59+00:00
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