Higher Ed Conversations in Black Debuts with Esteemed Contributors

The premiere issue of ‘Higher Education Conversations in Black,’ a new thought-provoking media project from the Pullias Center, is now available. Titled “Good and Necessary Trouble,” the issue features contributions from Pedro Noguera, Sharon Fries Britt, Charles Davis, Raquel Rall, and John Slaughter.

The Pullias Center for Higher Education introduces a new series, Higher Ed Conversations in Black. Each issue will feature invited contributors sharing short, searing, and lyrical commentary with an aim toward helping higher education become a more supportive and equitable environment for all. The commentary is meant to both evoke new conversations and offer novel perspectives on existing issues that plague higher education.

“Now, more than ever, it is necessary to highlight and purposely center the notes, musings, and opinions of Black thought leaders and scholars in higher education,” notes Jordan Harper, the Pullias Center Research Assistant who created the project and is editor of the premiere issue.  “They provide a unique and compelling perspective about the postsecondary education system that is informed by their positionalities in higher education and society.”

The premiere edition is available to read now and will be followed by future issues every two months starting December 2020.  Higher Ed Conversations in Black is inspired by Ed Gordon’s book Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership.

(10/1 Update) – Click here to read more about Jordan Harper and Higher Ed Conversations in Black in the Daily Trojan