Allyson Brown is the inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Spartanburg Methodist College (SC). Prior to SMC, Mrs. Brown served as the associate dean of admissions for diversity and inclusion in the Office of Admissions at Furman University for ten years. She spent the majority of her service recruiting transfer and underrepresented students. Mrs. Brown provides a dual perspective merging both admissions and DEI practices together. Her professional affiliations include the following: the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC), Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (CACRAO), Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (SACRAO), American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO,) and the Carolinas chapter of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE). Mrs. Brown’s research interests are in the areas of college admissions, the underrepresented student college experience, and inclusive practices in higher education.
Mrs. Brown holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from Francis Marion University (2005), a master’s degree in counselor education–student affairs from Clemson University (2011), and a graduate diversity certificate from the University of North Georgia (2021). She is currently a doctoral student at Boston College, in the executive doctoral program for higher education.
Devising Strategies to Address Threats to Enrollment Management Practices