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Michael Goodman is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on student governance and involvement in higher education, particularly addressing issues related to college student government, sorority/fraternity life, and equity justice issues affecting queer students. Previously, he served as the senior assistant director for Student Life Learning at Indiana University and associate director for advising and programming at the University of Maryland, where he was responsible for fraternity/sorority chapter education, diversity, and sexual assault prevention programming. Goodman holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Maryland, where he was active in student government as its president. Throughout his career, Goodman has received several awards, including the Faculty Member of the Year from the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) and the Thomas Magoon Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Maryland. In his spare time, he enjoys playing pickleball in Austin, TX.
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