Can we really be inclusive while using exclusive names? As a PhD student at UGA in the Institute of Higher Education, Ngozi Okafor researches the factors that influence access for nontraditional students, and her talk today explores how the use of labels can affect student success.
Ngozi Okafor is a first-year PhD student in Higher Education at the Institute of Higher Education. She earned her bachelor’s with honors in Psychology as well as a master’s cum laude in Organizational & Occupational Psychology. She currently serves as a graduate teaching assistant in the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO), a part of the Honors program. Her work, exploring educational systems and cultures, has sent her to 34 countries. Her research interests in higher education include issues in comparative higher education and factors which influence access, persistence, and success for nontraditional students.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx