Devon
Motto:Your values are the foundation upon which your life is built.
Devon J. Rivers, Ph.D., is the founding director of the Boston Urban Development Center and a professor of Urban Studies, Education, and Sociology at Boston University. As of early 2024, Devon has been dedicating his efforts to exploring innovative educational models that can thrive in diverse urban settings, aiming to bridge the gap between community needs and academic resources.
In recent years, Devon's work has emphasized community-based research projects that involve collaboration with local schools and families in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. His focus lies on creating sustainable programs that support youth development, particularly for those facing socio-economic challenges. Through his research, he has contributed significantly to the fields of urban education, sociology, and community psychology, with numerous publications and presentations at national and international conferences.
Additionally, Devon serves as a Visiting Scholar in Education at Howard University, where he is involved in designing mentorship initiatives aimed at fostering leadership skills among young adults. His passion for improving educational outcomes for all students drives him to continuously seek out new ways to engage communities in the learning process.
More from Soul Share Cove
-
Social 7 MIN READAre college students often feeling particularly desperate?
I am currently a college student. Many times, I feel extremely desperate and indifferent towards life, feeling completely incompetent.
-
Depression 6 MIN READIt was fine the first few times, but this time, after the counseling, I could...
Due to my personality problems, physical reasons, bad encounters, and various setbacks (actually nothing, just trivial matters), my condition has g...
-
Love 3 MIN READI was born unloved. Our family would be much happier without me, right?
The day before yesterday, I bought my mother a bouquet of preserved flowers for Mother's Day. Today, I found out that she threw it away. She said i...
-
Other 2 MIN READA 4-year-old who has been unable to reason since the age of 3?
Hello, my family has two treasures, the older one is 4 years old and the younger one is less than a year old. The older child's temperament and cha...
-
Anxiety 7 MIN READFacing a breakup and a thesis, I'm on the verge of depression again and again...
We broke up two weeks ago. Our relationship of more than five years ended on a bad note because the man admitted that he had an affair not long aft...
-
Anxiety 2 MIN READAlways complain about this and that, about to collapse, worried about many th...
Girls have been afraid of various things recently, such as public restroom trash cans, fearing that they might touch their hair, and worrying about...
-
Anxiety 3 MIN READI feel like my life is so boring. I obviously have a lot of interests and hob...
Every day is just work, go home, play with the phone, go to bed, it's really boring, but I can't do anything about it.
-
Anxiety 8 MIN READIs anxiety or depression causing this fear of being rejected when visiting cl...
I've been in sales for about ten years, but I still fear visiting clients and getting rejected. So before going, I always feel that the client will...