Shaun Harper
@drshaunharper.bsky.social
DEI Expert, USC Professor, USC Race and Equity Center Founder and Chief Research Scientist, Inside Higher Ed Columnist, AERA Past President, ASHE Past President, NUPE, Shawn Hill’s Husband
Several reasons to love, fund and fight for Black Studies here in my newest article. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Valuing Black Studies Requires Valuing Black People
Defunding or altogether eliminating Black studies will surely exacerbate racialized persistence and experiential and student outcomes inequities on predominantly white campuses.
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I pay tribute to 84 Black A+ professors and ancestors in my newest article. There are hundreds more like us. I also debunk the racist generalization that A- Black scholars are taking elite institution jobs from more qualified ‘A’ candidates who are white.
Racist to Assume Elites Routinely Hire Subpar Black Faculty
Don’t believe the hype of Black intellectual inferiority.
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“Death should not be the price of academic celebrity. As noted, I do not know how Jason Arday died. But I am uniquely qualified to rule his reputational takedown an academic homicide.”
The Fatal, Familiar Takedown of Jason Arday
I wish the vicious envy and violent despising of Black male intellectual leadership had somehow bypassed him.
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It is a war, right? Insights in my newest article…
A Pop Quiz for Students: When Is a War Not a War?
A prize will be awarded to the first collegian who correctly answers this question.
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Disengagement and low attendance rates are two ways collegians furnish feedback to campus activities professionals and to their student leader peers who are responsible for programming. More in my newest article…
Effective Responses to Feedback About Culturally Irrelevant Out-of-Class Activities
Disengagement and low attendance rates are two ways collegians furnish feedback to campus activities professionals and to their student leader peers who are responsible for programming.
insidehighered.com
Here, I describe some of the excuses I have heard and disrupted as it pertains to hiring and recognizing Black women. Any of them sound familiar?
‘Too Educated’: Unacceptable Disqualifier for Black Women
Talented Black professionals too frequently encounter resistance from white people at the epicenter of power who look for a reason—really, any reason—to not hire someone Black.
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Major congrats to everyone on Team USA who earned medals at the Winter Olympics — including women!
Repeated Sexist Disregard for Women’s Championships
None of the athletes who won medals for Team USA deserve to have sexism minimize their accomplishments.
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94% of pro athletes support the right to engage in activism. More survey results + 19 recommendations in our new research report: uscrec.info/activism
If we really want to honor this colossal civil rights icon, we will do exactly as he modeled and instructed: Keep hope alive! #JesseJackson
Keep Hope Alive: A Tribute to Jesse Jackson
Jackson’s philosophy kept him fighting for and believing in justice, even when so much around him could have easily thrust him and others into apathy and hopelessness.
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I recap in my newest article what a young Black man said to me during my time in Africa last week…
Lessons to Prospective International Students About Policing of Black Men
How many talented, Black prospective international students opt out of applying to U.S. universities?
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Students in K-12 schools and on college campuses are receiving a powerful lesson on imperialism from the White House. More in my newest article...
Snatching Venezuelan Oil and Greenland: Lessons for Students on Imperialism
We shouldn’t assume that students understand the consequences of imperialism.
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They insist that you didn’t see what you saw. My thoughts… #ReneeGood
Lessons on Renee Good’s Death and the Politization of Facts
Lessons for students on Renee Good’s death and the politization of facts.
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Thanks to everyone who reads, cites, assigns, critiques, and most importantly uses my work. I will keep leveraging my influence on behalf of the people.
Harper Achieves Highest Scholar Influence Ranking, Top Again in Education Policy - USC Race and Equity Center
The field’s 200 most influential scholars are ranked in Education Week each year. More than 20,000 education professors work at U.S. colleges and universities. [...]
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Many thanks to Indiana University Kelley School of Business Professor Robert Thomas. The book is available at uscrec.info/harper13
I genuinely appreciate this beautiful blurb from student affairs icon Patty Perillo. The book is available at uscrec.info/harper13
I appreciate this wonderful blurb from Angel B. Pérez. The book is available at uscrec.info/harper13 @angelbperez.bsky.social
Kimberlé Crenshaw, the intellectual icon, gifted me this. I am grateful. The book is available at uscrec.info/harper13
I deeply appreciate this compelling blurb from Gloria Ladson-Billings. The book is available at uscrec.info/harper13 @akademic67.bsky.social
I am grateful to Arne Duncan for this generous blurb. The book is available at uscrec.info/harper13 @arneduncan.bsky.social
