Assistant Professor of Higher Education at William & Mary. I study marginalized and underserved student populations in US international higher education, especially in the community college context.https://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lw645xixxc2jWow, DC is really terrible, y’all12 Aug 2025 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw645xixxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3luq3asczu224Before the end of the month! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3luq3asczu224https://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lsbj62rylk2uCreating this journal has certainly been a labor of love, and I’m grateful to have shared the experience with @selomer42.bsky.social @cmathies.bsky.social and @jlmittelmeier.bsky.social. Our first issue will be out next month! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbj62rylk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lrhr6lih422cExciting stuff coming soon!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2025 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrhr6lih422chttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lm3yek7dmc2pAthens, GA making me proud! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2025 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3yek7dmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lkchqc5ams2rBright and early tomorrow morning! Come hear me present about a study I may not ever finish if the federal government stops collecting education data! #AEFP202514 Mar 2025 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkchqc5ams2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lkbe5aqqts2wWilliam and Mary’s own Ray Mitic (@drrmitic.bsky.social) and Bianca Wu did an excellent job presenting about civic outcomes of higher education this morning! #AEFP202513 Mar 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbe5aqqts2whttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lkbalfmkgs2zCome check out our presentation this afternoon! #aefp2025 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbalfmkgs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3ljjdq4ssz22yWrote a message to my representative about Ukraine yesterday, and today I got this response. So I guess now every constituent who voices a concern about this new administration is using “a third party advocacy organization”?04 Mar 2025 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljjdq4ssz22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lczw4fqtuk2iEnd-of-semester vibes right here11 Dec 2024 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczw4fqtuk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lcooth6z4k2fSo glad @chrismarsicano.com followed me, so now I can publicly shame him when I need him to respond to emails. It’s like old times! 😆07 Dec 2024 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcooth6z4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lckupl6qbs2sPleased to share my latest publication, coauthored with Kristin Labs & Dawn Wood! We explore virtual exchange and academic success for limited-income community college students. We found evidence of academic gains, but also concerns for equity in program access. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0091552124130206705 Dec 2024 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckupl6qbs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/melwhat.bsky.social/post/3lbmmlkkh7s23Happy #ASHEDash from the W&M faculty! #ASHE2025 @drrmitic.bsky.social23 Nov 2024 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:excvjfgwizigiottrdbfyqvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmmlkkh7s23