A nationally recognized expert in student affairs issues and an accomplished social justice, race, and ethnicity scholar, Dr. Ajay Nair is the first person of color to be appointed President at Arcadia University, and he is among the first college or university presidents of Indian-American descent in the United States. At Arcadia, Dr. Nair leads a community of 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students and maintains the university’s commitment to liberal arts education. His research interests include quality assurance in educational systems, service learning and civic engagement, and second-generation Asian American identity. Dr. Nair has held executive leadership and faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and the University of Virginia, and he also taught at the World Language Institute in Kwangju, South Korea. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University.
Social Justice on America’s Campuses
Event Overview
The racial history of higher education still reverberates today. We can see this in the access, retention, and success of students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). What roles and responsibilities do students, faculty, and staff have when it comes to fighting racism within higher education? And how has student activism helped to address racism and other social injustices throughout the years?
In this session, our panel will cover historical and contemporary Black student activism, the history of the Ivy League and Black America, and the ways university leaders and students can work together to achieve equity and social justice aims.
What You'll Learn
- How today’s students are impacted by past and present injustices
- A look at historical and contemporary Black student activism
- The history of Black America and the Ivy League
- How universities respond to student activism and how they can improve transparency, communication, and connection with students
- The roles that senior leadership teams and organizational infrastructure play in promoting racial and social justice
Speakers
Stefan M. Bradley is a Professor in the African American Studies Department at Loyola Marymount University and BCLA Coordinator for Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives. He is the recipient of numerous awards and commendations for his scholarship, teaching, leadership, and service. Originally from Yakima, Washington, Professor Bradley researches the effects of student activism on college campuses. He is the author of “Upending the Ivory Tower: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Ivy League” and “Harlem vs. Columbia University: Black Student Power in the Late 1960s,” the latter of which won the Phillis Wheatley Book Prize. Professor Bradley is co-editor of “Alpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, The Demands of Transcendence.” His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Rolling Stone. Professor Bradley has been featured on C-SPAN 2 BookTV, MSNBC, and CNN, as well as nationally syndicated radio stations such as NPR. He is frequently invited to lecture at venues around the nation.
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