BOWIE, Md., Oct. 28 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release:
For Carolyn Thorpe, the path to becoming a counselor educator, researcher and advocate for Black girls began long before she joined Bowie State University's first doctoral cohort in Counselor Education and Supervision.
The expected Class of 2027 graduate has a deep interest in the intersection of education and mental health. It first took shape at Bennett College, a historically Black women's college in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. After graduation, she returned to Prince George's County, where she worked in secondary education, managing after-school programs in public, private and charter schools.
"After fo...