About Us

Vision of the Department

A premier graduate department of education that cultivates equity-oriented transformative leaders and scholars.

Mission of the Department

The department honors and cultivates the transformation of education by:

• Centering Black Education, Black students and Black communities 
• Using equity-oriented teaching, research, leadership, and service.
• Preparing leaders, scholars, and practitioners through involvement in high-quality teaching, research, and policy analysis in the public, private, and educational sectors.
• Promoting the use of research-informed contextualized practices.
• Fostering an environment of collaboration amongst all academic programs in the department.
• Supporting transformative community engagement.