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