Kelly Ferris Lester, Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, received herBFA in Theatre and Dance from the University of Memphis, her MFA inChoreography and Performance from The College at Brockport (SUNY), and herEd.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of SouthernMississippi.

Lester is a Professor of Dance. Prior to herrole as Associate Vice Provost, Lester was the inaugural director of the Centerfor Faculty Development. Lester is featured throughout the Association ofCollege and University Educators (ACUE) courses demonstrating evidence-basedteaching practices, and she regularly presents in the realm of educationaldevelopment on her work in leadership development, application of the creativeprocess to the classroom, and building community, belonging, and mattering in theclassroom.

Here'sthe link to Lester’s piece "Empathy Migrations"that she referenced in our conversation.

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