Graduate student Jherian Mitchell-Jones has been selected as a 2023 Institutionally Supported Scholar by the Southern Regional Education Board.

The award will allow Mitchell-Jones to attend the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, a four-day gathering of minority doctoral scholars. There, Mitchell-Jones will learn various strategies to navigate and succeed in her doctoral studies. She will be able to attend the annual Institute for the next three years. 

The Southern Regional Education Board, or SREB, is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to improve the quality of education in each of its 16 member states. Their Doctoral Scholars Program seeks to support and encourage minority students’ participation in Ph.D. programs. 

Mitchell-Jones’s selection as an Institutionally Supported Scholar is a testament to her hard work and academic excellence. 

Congratulations, Jherian!