Author: Michelle Boettcher

Michelle L. Boettcher is an assistant professor at Clemson University who teaches research and law and ethics in the higher education and student affairs program. Her research focuses on senses of belonging and community in the context of higher education and the experiences of first-generation college students. She has a Bachelor of Science in history and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies from Iowa State University and a M.Ed. in higher education from the University of Arkansas–Fayetteville.