Fellow First-Gen Penny Bishop, Adolescent Development Scholar, Appointed New Dean of Wheelock

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BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Dean Penny Bishop came to the University by way of the University of Maine, where she was dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development since June 2021.

 

On August 1st, leading adolescent development scholar and fellow first-generation graduate Penny Bishop assumed the position of Dean of BU’s Wheelock College. In an interview for BU Today, Bishop shares her experience as a first-generation student and her journey to where she is today.

Read the feature here!