About Christine Harrington Ph.D.

Dr. Christine Harrington is an expert on student success and teaching and learning with over 20 years of experience in higher education. Currently, she is a professor in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University.  Previously, she coordinated the Ed.D. in Community College Leadership program at New Jersey City University and worked at Middlesex College for 18 years in a variety of roles including professor of psychology and student success, director for the Center for the Enrichment of Learning and Teaching, first-year seminar course coordinator, counselor, and disability services provider.  Christine also served a 2-year appointment as the Executive Director for the Center for Student Success at the New Jersey Council of County Colleges.  Christine is the author of numerous books and articles on teaching, learning, and student success and is frequently invited to give plenary presentations at national and local conferences as well as at colleges and universities across the nation.  She was the 2016  recipient of the Excellence in Teaching First-Year Seminar award, sponsored by the National Resource Center on for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and McGraw Hill, and the 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award at Middlesex College.