Krystal E. Andrews, M.S.Ed.

Education

• M.S.Ed. in Educational Leadership - Higher Education, Old Dominion University
• B.S. in Human Services with a minor in African American Studies, Old Dominion University

Research interests

• Campus experiences of Black collegians
• Leadership and student experiences at historically Black colleges and universities
• Equity and inclusion related to student success

Recent publications

• Andrews, K.E. (Co-Host) & Georges, Jr., C.T. (Co-Host). (2021, April 22). Equity speaks: Culturally sustaining stories in Black student activism [Podcast]. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Community College Research and Leadership.
• Andrews, K.E. (Co-Host) & Georges, Jr., C.T. (Co-Host). (2020, June 9). Equity speaks: Culturally sustaining practices across institutional type [Podcast]. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Community College Research and Leadership.
• Andrews, K.E. (Co-Host) & Georges, Jr., C.T. (Co-Host). (2020, February 17). Equity speaks: Culturally sustaining practices on race for a better campus climate [Podcast]. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Community College Research and Leadership.
• Andrews, K.E. (2019, December 22). Democracy’s college: Implicit bias and policy practices in higher education [Podcast]. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Community College Research and Leadership.
• Andrews, K.E. (Co-Host) & Georges, Jr., C.T. (Co-Host). (2019, November 1). Equity speaks: Culturally sustaining wraparound student support services [Podcast]. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Community College Research and Leadership.
• Andrews, K.E. (Co-Host) & Welton, AJ. (Co-Host). (2019, October 1). Equity speaks: Culturally sustaining pedagogy [Podcast]. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Community College Research and Leadership.
• Andrews, K.E. (2019, July 8). Equity speaks: Culturally sustaining stories in leadership [Podcast]. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Community College Research and Leadership.

Bio

A native of Newport News, Virginia, Krystal Andrews holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Services with a minor in African American Studies, and a Master of Science in Education in Higher Education Leadership from Old Dominion University. Currently, she is entering her fourth year as a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As a practitioner, she has six years of experience in student success and retention programs at both predominantly white institutions (PWIs) and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that fuels her passion for helping students envision their own success. As a scholar practitioner, she is a member of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). She has also been a member of the Pan African Network directorate board in various positions since 2013, and currently serves as the chair-elect of the network. Her other professional organization memberships include the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) and the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC). She joined the VCU School of Education as a former research assistant in the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests center on the experiences of Black women graduate students at HBCUs and the persistence of Black student populations across institutional types.

Curriculum Vitae