{"id":827,"date":"2017-10-24T17:13:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T17:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/?p=827"},"modified":"2018-07-24T17:47:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:47:23","slug":"dr-dinkins-joins-basking-ridge-campus-as-assistant-headmaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/2017\/10\/24\/dr-dinkins-joins-basking-ridge-campus-as-assistant-headmaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Dinkins Joins Basking Ridge Campus as Assistant Headmaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ketaki Tavan (V)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Delvin Dinkins, who joins the community as the new Assistant Headmaster, previously worked at Episcopal Academy Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, serving as the Head of the Upper School and teaching English. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Dinkins received his B.A. in English from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He then received his M.A. in Literacy and English Education from the University of Michigan and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. <\/span><\/p>\n

When asked what activities he was involved in as a student, Dr. Dinkins said, \u201cI really loved running in college\u2014it was my main activity.\u201d He also sang for an a cappella group and was involved with the gospel choir, literary magazine, and different affinity clubs. \u201cI love the deep connections I made with my colleagues,\u201d he said. \u201cI have enormous affection for the schools, the experiences I had there, and the people I met.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

When asked about his first impressions of Pingry, Dr. Dinkins commented, \u201cI love it! Even if every day or every moment isn\u2019t a home run, I know this is a magnificent place that prides itself on being thoughtful and intentional across all aspects of the school environment. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe club fair was a great example of the kind of autonomy and agency students here are afforded,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Dinkins\u2019 goals for the year include trying to get to know as many people as he can and developing an intimate understanding of the Pingry environment. \u201cBefore the year is over,\u201d he said, \u201cI hope to have interacted with everyone at some point and to use those interactions as an opportunity to get to know what Pingry is all about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Dr. Dinkins is especially excited about big events like Homecoming, he also wants to \u201cappreciate the magic of the everyday,\u201d which includes small moments in classrooms and the hallways. \u201cI look forward to learning more about what makes this place special to students, to faculty and staff, to families, and to alums,\u201d he added. <\/span><\/p>\n

When asked what obstacles he thinks he might encounter this year, Dr. Dinkins said, \u201cNot knowing what I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m a person who likes names and faces, but it\u2019s daunting to think about the 1000-or-so names and faces I want to get to know when I\u2019m not interacting with them in the classroom every day.\u201d Nevertheless, he does not believe this obstacle is insurmountable and looks forward to tackling it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Dinkins wants the Pingry community to know that he is \u201ca man of enormous principle\u201d and that he \u201cbelieves wholeheartedly in Pingry\u2019s core values.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI believe in and embrace these values,\u201d he said, \u201cand it\u2019s important for everyone to know that you\u2019ll find me to be someone who\u2019s optimistic, approachable, and friendly. I want to know what\u2019s on the hearts and minds of people, and I believe in everyone\u2019s inherent goodness. I don\u2019t believe in judging people based on single stories, and my door is always open!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ketaki Tavan (V) Dr. Delvin Dinkins, who joins the community as the new Assistant Headmaster, previously worked at Episcopal Academy Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, serving as the Head of the Upper School and teaching English. Dr. Dinkins received his B.A. in English from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. He then received his M.A. in Literacy and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,9],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-school-news","tag-school-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":828,"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/revisions\/828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.pingry.org\/record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}