Dr. Maurice Williams, Jr.

Dr. Maurice Williams, Jr. (he, him) is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership (higher education) at Bridgewater State University. He earned his PhD in Educational Leadership (higher education) from Clemson University with a cognate in public administration. Dr. Williams is a drum major for both higher education and intercultural competence. As a scholar-practitioner in higher education, Dr. Williams specializes in increasing undergraduate and graduate student enrollment (particularly in the areas of diversity recruitment) as well as retention/persistence rates within higher education institutions. His research critically examines human relations in educational organizations with special emphasis in collegiate recruitment and persistence experiences of underrepresented populations (i.e., Black first-generation students); graduate student development; and team leadership at minority serving institutions. Dr. Williams teaches courses on organization and administration in higher education; diversity and social justice in higher education; qualitative methods; and practical research.