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Charles Henry Thompson

Born: 1896 in Jackson, Mississippi
Died: 1980


Education

  • 1917 B.A. Virginia Union University
  • 1918 Degree from the University of Chicago
  • 1920 Masters in Education and Psychology from the University of Chicago
  • 1925 Ph. D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Chicago

Landmarks

  • 1925 First Black American to receive doctor’s degree in educational psychology.
  • 1920-1921 Psychology instructor at Virginia Union University.
  • 1922-1924 Director of Instruction at Alabama State Normal School.
  • 1925-1926 Instructor in psychology and social science at Summer High School and Junior College in Kansas City, Kansas.
  • 1926-1980 Lifelong association with Howard University holding positions as: Professor of Education, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and Dean of the Graduate School.

Contributions

  • As Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Negro Education, Dr. Thompson was responsible for making it into a highly prestigious periodical. He also wrote more than 100 articles and editorials.

Honors

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Affiliations

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science

Keywords

  • Howard University, Journal of Negro Education
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