克莱尔·德帕尔玛因其论文《白人女性在学生事务中的反种族主义实践》被南方大学生事务协会评为2023年度论文奖获得者。 正如标题所示，depalma的研究探讨了在学生事务工作中从事反种族主义行为的白人女性是如何理解和实施这些行为的。 该奖项是在亚特兰大举行的sacsa2023大会上颁发的。 德帕尔玛于5月在乔治亚大学获得学生事务领导教育博士学位。 她现在为埃默里大学的学生担任校园生活负责健康、福利、获取和预防的副总裁詹姆斯·拉珀的特别顾问。 在加入校园生活之前，德帕尔马是该校兰尼研究生院负责学生事务和健康的助理主任。 德帕尔玛在学生事务方面有着近十年的经验，据她自己承认，她通往这一职业目的地的旅程绝非直接。 高中时，德帕尔马被戏剧迷咬了一口，大学时主修戏剧，后来获得了创意写作美术硕士学位，然后在匹兹堡高中教戏剧和英语。 在教学过程中，德帕尔玛意识到她喜欢在教育环境中工作，促进关于重大想法的讨论，以及这些想法如何使我们变得更好，并支持学生群体朝着共同目标努力。 depalma说：“在某个时刻，我意识到我喜欢与团队合作，以实现变革的目标，再加上我一生对学习的热爱，这意味着我要从事高等教育。”。 “但我没有学生事务经验，我发现这个领域很难进入。 最终，她的机会来自斯坦福大学商学院的学生生活办公室。 在斯坦福大学期间，她获得了咨询学硕士学位，以获得支持学生的额外技能。 搬到亚特兰大后，她在肯尼萨州立大学从事职业规划和发展工作，并于2021年加入了埃默里大学。 2020年5月，就在乔治·弗洛伊德被谋杀和随后的全国对话之前，德帕尔马在佐治亚大学攻读博士学位。 在那年秋天的一节课上，她和一位同学被分配为一个会议演讲制定一个提案。 他们选择将重点放在学生事务中的反种族主义雇佣和监督实践上。 他们的互动演示吸引了与会者，并在几次会议上获得了奖项。 这些会议经历使德帕尔玛在论文工作中专注于反种族主义。 德帕尔马补充道：“我认为反种族主义的做法对于创建一个更具解放性的高等教育是必要的，一个让所有身份的社区成员都能感到自己属于自己的教育。”。 “作为一名学生事务专业人员，我的使命是创造条件，让所有学生都能茁壮成长。 depalma的研究发现了新的建议，尤其是对白人学生事务从业者来说。 她强调，她的研究证实了学者和活动家的建议，尤其是黑人女性和其他有色人种女性，他们几十年来一直为种族正义行动和结盟提供指导。 除了在sacsa会议上获奖外，depalma还在一次会议演讲中分享了她的研究成果。 她说：“sacsa，一个对当今学生事务专业至关重要的组织，选择我获得著名的年度论文奖，我对此深感感激和谦卑。”。 “我热爱这个领域，知道我找到了自己的职业，所以这个奖项是一个巨大的荣誉。 “作为一名教师出身的社会工作者和一名心理学家的女儿，也许德帕尔玛注定要从事为他人服务的职业。 德帕尔马说：“我是一个由家人、朋友、老师、导师和同事组成的村庄，塑造了我今天的个人和职业形象。”。 “我打算继续表彰他们在我为学生服务的过程中对我的贡献。 ”“我希望我的论文将有助于提高人们对反种族主义工作的认识，这些工作可以而且应该在校园里进行，以造福所有学生。 这是我们所有人都必须做的工作，”她补充道。 “尽管我坚信任何事情，但我相信每个学生都应该有归属感。 ”。claire depalma has been named the 2023 recipient of the dissertation of the year award from the southern association for college student affairs (sacsa) for her dissertation, “antiracist praxis by white women in student affairs.” as the title suggests, depalma’s research explores how white women who engage in antiracist practices in their student affairs work understand and enact those practices.the award was presented during the sacsa 2023 conference in atlanta.depalma received her doctoral degree in education in student affairs leadership from the university of georgia in may. she now serves emory university students as special advisor to james raper, campus life’s associate vice president for health, well-being, access and prevention. prior to joining campus life, depalma was assistant director of student affairs and wellness with the university’s laney graduate school.with nearly a decade of experience in student affairs, depalma’s journey to that career destination has been anything but direct, by her own admission.“bitten by the theater bug” in high school, depalma majored in theater in college and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing before teaching theater and english in a pittsburgh high school. while teaching, depalma realized she loved working in an educational environment, facilitating discussions about big ideas and how they change us for the better and supporting groups of students working toward common goals.“at some point, i realized my love of working with groups toward the goal of effecting change, coupled with my lifelong love of learning, was pointing toward a career in higher education,” says depalma. “but i had no student affairs experience, and i found the field hard to break into.”eventually, her opportunity came through the student life office in stanford university’s graduate school of business. while at stanford, she earned a master’s degree in counseling to gain additional skills in supporting students. after moving to atlanta, she took a job in career planning and development at kennesaw state university, and in 2021, she joined the emory staff.depalma enrolled in doctoral studies at the university of georgia in may 2020, just before the murder of george floyd and the subsequent national conversations. in a class that fall, she and a classmate were assigned to develop a proposal for a conference presentation. they chose to focus on antiracist hiring and supervision practices in student affairs. their interactive presentations engaged participants and garnered awards at several conferences. those conference experiences led depalma to focus on antiracism for her dissertation work.“i believe antiracist practices are necessary to create a more liberatory higher education, one that empowers community members of all identities to feel they belong,” depalma adds. “my mission as a student affairs professional is to create conditions in which all students can thrive.”depalma’s research uncovered new recommendations particularly salient for student affairs practitioners who are white. she emphasizes that her study corroborates the advice of scholars and activists, especially black women and other women of color, who have offered guidance for racial justice actions and allyship for decades.in addition to receiving the award at the sacsa conference, depalma shared her research in a conference presentation.“i am deeply grateful and humbled that sacsa, an organization so essential to today’s student affairs profession, has chosen me to receive the prestigious dissertation of the year award,” she says. “i love this field and know i have found my calling, so this award is a huge honor.”as the daughter of a teacher-turned-social-worker and a psychologist, perhaps depalma was always destined for a career serving others.“it took a village of family, friends, teachers, mentors and colleagues to shape who i am today as a person and a professional,” depalma says. “i intend to continue to honor their contributions to my journey in my service to students.”“i hope my dissertation will help elevate awareness of the antiracism work that can and should be done on campuses to benefit all students. it’s work we all must do,” she adds. “as strongly as i believe anything, i believe every student deserves to experience a sense of belonging.”.亲，点击此处在线申请留学咨询服务和报名评估！我们将竭诚提供最佳评估服务！
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