Joshua Parker is the 2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year. He serves the students and teachers of Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School (Washington, D.C. Public Schools) as an Instructional Coach. Parker is a career changer, having started off as a sports producer for Fox 45 of Baltimore before beginning his career in education. In the decade that followed, Parker has held various leadership positions from K-12 and higher education. He has also completed a fellowship to Brazil as a Pearson Global Fellow in 2013. Parker was the first African-American male educator from Baltimore County to win the state award and keeps a blog on education and society.
Happening at Mount Holyoke
Recent Campus News
Mount Holyoke College wins Jean Dreyfus Lectureship, will host Nobel laureate in chemistry
The College will welcome Jennifer Doudna, who developed the CRISPR-Cas9 technology, to campus.
President Holley champions Mount Holyoke’s mission
In a recent Boston Globe interview, Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley discusses the College’s commitment to its values, the challenges facing higher education and the historic $650 million Forever Uncommon campaign.