Dwight Fee
Cambridge,MA
Summary
Higher education professional dedicated to student support and success. Extensive experience in facilitating academic and personal growth for diverse student populations. A passion for collaborative work that fosters inclusion and community.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Resident Dean of First-Year Students, Crimson Yard
Dean Of Students Office, First-Year Experience
08.2018 - Current
- Responsible for the academic progress and the personal welfare of approximately 450 first-year students in Crimson Yard.
- Recruiting, training, and directly supervising 20 proctors throughout the academic year.
- Member of the Administrative Board of Harvard College, which considers undergraduate petitions for exceptions to College rules, as well as unsatisfactory academic records and matters of College discipline.
- Serving on the Harvard College Honor Council, which handles all matters of academic integrity violations.
- Regularly working with partner offices on academic issues affecting individual students.
Playing a critical role in both individual and community crisis management and disciplinary incidents and serves in an on-call capacity. - Responsible for hand matching suitemates and completing housing assignments for the 450 students in Crimson Yard.
- Assists senior management in formulating student service policies and procedures; makes recommendations to improve overall administration.
- Works with the FYE team to identify and create support plans for students who experience significant challenges throughout the year.
- Overseeing the First-Year Intramural Program.
- Communicates with parents and families regarding student concerns, when necessary.
Preceptor, Harvard College Writing Program
Harvard College Writing Program
01.2012 - 07.2018
- Instructor for EXPOS 20 and EXPOS 10 (course for students needing two terms of writing instruction).
- Head Preceptor from July 2015 on, working on curriculum development, program planning, and mentoring new preceptors.
- Worked on multimodel approaches to writing and student engagement.
Faculty Director, First-Year International Program
Dean Of Students Office, Harvard College
01.2016 - 06.2018
- Oversaw the entire pre-orientation program (FIP), serving approximately 150 international students.
- Collaborated with the Freshman Dean's Office and the Harvard International Office to recruit, train, and supervise approximately 25 student leaders.
- Oversaw logistics and safety concerns during the FIP Program.
- Managed the FIP budget and purchasing.
Director of Academic Projects
Office Of Undergraduate Education, Harvard College
01.2016 - 07.2016
- Interim role; worked with the Dean of Undergraduate Education on matters pertaining to the Educational Policy Committee, first-year placement exams, and advising incoming students on Advanced Standing (early graduation; concurrent Masters Degree)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Middlebury College
08.1998 - 07.2005
Randolph Teaching Fellow in Sociology
Vassar College
08.1996 - 07.1998
Education
Ph.D. - Sociology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CAMaster of Arts - Sociology
University of Essex, UK
Colchester, EnglandBachelor of Science - Sociology And Anthropology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VASkills
- Collaborative, team-based work in all aspects of residential life
- Expertise in academic administration
- Supervising staff teams
- Program management and budgets
- Student-centered support
- Teaching and training
- Experience in working with vulnerable students
- Crisis response
Timeline
Resident Dean of First-Year Students, Crimson Yard
Dean Of Students Office, First-Year Experience
08.2018 - Current
Faculty Director, First-Year International Program
Dean Of Students Office, Harvard College
01.2016 - 06.2018
Director of Academic Projects
Office Of Undergraduate Education, Harvard College
01.2016 - 07.2016
Preceptor, Harvard College Writing Program
Harvard College Writing Program
01.2012 - 07.2018
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Middlebury College
08.1998 - 07.2005
Randolph Teaching Fellow in Sociology
Vassar College
08.1996 - 07.1998
Ph.D. - Sociology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Master of Arts - Sociology
University of Essex, UK
Bachelor of Science - Sociology And Anthropology
Virginia Commonwealth University
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