Dr. Watson is Awarded The Frank W. Hale Jr. Distinguished Service Award

On Thursday, March 26th, Dr. Jamal Watson, Associate Dean for our School of Professional and Graduate Studies, was awarded the The Frank W. Hale Jr. Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented to him by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) during their annual conference in Philadelphia.

This award highlights the great recognition Dr. Watson deserves for his continued work in bringing equity and access to marginalized communities in higher education to the forefront of discussions of social justice. Upon acceptance of the award, Dr. Watson highlights Trinity as an exemplary model of inclusive excellence at an institutional level.

“Trinity Washington University is living proof that inclusive excellence is not aspirational language — it is an institutional practice…As both a Predominantly Black Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution, Trinity has long understood that diversity is not a program to be managed; it is the foundation upon which transformative education is built. This
recognition affirms what so many of us in this work have always known: when you invest in the students that others overlook, you change lives, and you change the world.”

Congratulations to Dr. Watson for this great achievement!