Author: Candi Wilson

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Michigan School of Psychology Welcomes New President

The Michigan School of Psychology (MSP) announced that after the successful completion of a national search, Dr. Brian Stogner, PhD was named the institution’s fifth president. Dr. Stogner is an experienced administrator who understands the broad needs of higher education institutions and the specific needs of psychology programs, both nationally

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IEARC 23-24 Update

Dear MSP community, Increasing transparency has been one of our institution’s goals. In that spirit, we would like to provide an update on the Institutional Equity and Anti-Racism Committee (IEARC). Since its inception in 2020 by former President Fran Brown, the IEARC has strived to push our institution forward in

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Presidential Search & Interview Timeline

The search committee finished first round interviews last Friday, June 28, 2024. Immediately following interviews they met to deliberate and decide which candidates to move forward to final round, on-campus interviews. Three candidates were chosen and more information on those candidates will be shared next week. On-campus interviews will take

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Presidential Search Committee Update & Timeline

There are three aspects to presidential searches: searching, screening, and selecting. The position of president was posted nationally on May 4th. As applications are received, they are initially screened to ensure position qualifications are met by Amanda Ming in her role as Director of Human Resources. Additional screening is done

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Presidential Search Committee Nominations

MSP is at the beginning of its search to name its 5th president. The position has been posted on national job boards and the Board of Trustees has determined the search committee will consist of the following campus committee members: Co-Chairs: Tami Jacobs, VP of Services & Operations, and a Core

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Honoring Donna Rockwell

The MSP Community is mourning the loss of former professor and alumna, Dr. Donna Rockwell, who passed away on October 7, 2023, at age 66.  Dr. Rockwell speaking at a community event on job loss in 2006 MSP Founder Dr. Clark Moustakas and Dr. Rockwell in 2010 Dr. Rockwell with

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Structural Racism Programming

Structural racism is the embedding of discriminatory practices within societal institutions that result in privileging white people while perpetuating deeply ingrained inequities among historically marginalized groups. Throughout the 2022-2023 school year we will host events offering opportunities to learn about ways in which structural racism affects all of us. Whether

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Changes to Institutional Leadership

On September 23, 2022 the Board of Trustees announced a change in Michigan School of Psychology’s leadership to faculty, staff, and students. Dr. Fran Brown will be on sabbatical for the remainder of the 2022-2023 academic year. This comes after Dr. Brown notified the Board of her intentions to retire

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Honoring Dr. Sid Berkowitz

A message from President Brown: The MSP Community is mourning the loss of our dear friend, Dr. Sid Berkowitz, who passed away on July 31, 2022 at age 97. His funeral arrangements are private. All who knew Sid loved him; he modeled what it means to be a humanistic psychologist

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