黛博拉-比亚尔 教育战略家

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Deborah Bial
Education Strategist | Class of 2007
Addressing the challenges of college access for underrepresented populations by identifying and fostering latent talent and reframing college admissions into a more inclusive process.


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Title
Education Strategist
Affiliation
Posse Foundation
Location
New York, New York
Age
42 at time of award
Area of Focus
Education and Training
Published January 28, 2007
ABOUT DEBORAH'S WORK
Deborah Bial is an education strategist who addresses the challenges of college access for underrepresented populations by identifying and fostering latent talent and opening opportunities for them to pursue higher education. Traditional admissions metrics such as grade point average, class rank, and entrance exam scores have long been recognized as inadequate predictors of success for some undergraduates. Through her Posse Foundation, Bial offers an alternative model for identifying promising young people from less advantaged, urban environments. Working with public high schools and other community organizations, Bial evaluates potential candidates using a rigorous assessment process based on qualities such as leadership, teamwork, communication skills, and motivation — qualities that are as critical to successful navigation of undergraduate education as academic track records. The most promising students are invited to join a “posse,” a small group that participates in an eight-month, pre-collegiate training program that builds individual and team skills and serves as an essential social support system once students arrive at college. In parallel, she develops partnerships with admissions officials from dozens of highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities, offering a powerful means to augment the cultural and economic diversity of their institutions. Bial is now refining her model to provide a focused program for students specifically interested in science and medicine. Today, 90 percent of “posse” students graduate, a rate significantly higher than the national average. By demonstrating the importance of less-recognized skills in educational achievement, Bial continues to open doors for thousands of students and to reframe college admissions into a more successful and inclusive process.

BIOGRAPHY
Deborah Bial received a B.A. (1987) from Brandeis University and an M.A. (1996) and Ed.D. (2004) from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. She has served as the founder and president of the Posse Foundation since 1989. Bial is also a founding partner of the consulting company Firefly Education LLC.



黛博拉-比亚尔
教育战略家｜2007级
通过发现和培养潜在的人才，并将大学录取工作重新规划为一个更具包容性的过程，来应对代表不足的人群上大学的挑战。


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标题
教育战略家
工作单位
波塞基金会
工作地点
纽约，纽约
年龄
获奖时42岁
重点领域
教育和培训
发表于2007年1月28日
关于黛博拉的工作
黛博拉-比尔是一位教育战略家，她通过发现和培养潜在的人才并为他们提供接受高等教育的机会，来解决代表性不足的人群上大学的问题。传统的录取指标，如平均分、班级排名和高考分数，早已被认为不足以预测一些本科生的成功。通过她的Posse基金会，比亚尔提供了一个替代模式，以确定来自不太有利的城市环境的有前途的年轻人。比亚尔与公立高中和其他社区组织合作，采用严格的评估程序，根据领导能力、团队合作、沟通技巧和动机等素质对潜在的候选人进行评估，这些素质与学术记录一样，对成功引导本科教育至关重要。最有前途的学生被邀请加入一个 "posse"，一个参加为期8个月的大学前培训项目的小团体，该项目培养个人和团队技能，并在学生到达大学后作为一个重要的社会支持系统。同时，她与几十所高度选择性的文理学院和大学的招生官员建立了伙伴关系，提供了一个强大的手段来增加他们机构的文化和经济多样性。Bial现在正在完善她的模式，为对科学和医学特别感兴趣的学生提供一个重点项目。今天，90%的 "posse "学生毕业，这一比例明显高于全国平均水平。通过证明不太被认可的技能在教育成就中的重要性，比亚尔继续为成千上万的学生打开大门，并将大学录取重新规划为一个更加成功和包容的过程。

个人简历
Deborah Bial在布兰迪斯大学获得学士学位（1987年），在哈佛大学教育研究生院获得硕士学位（1996年）和教育博士学位（2004年）。自1989年以来，她一直担任Posse基金会的创始人和主席。比亚尔也是咨询公司Firefly Education LLC的创始合伙人。