Research Fellows

& Distinguished Advisors

Distinguished Advisors

Hakim J. Lucas, Ph.D. Board Chairman, President & CEO, Virginia Union… Board Chairman, President & CEO, Virginia Union University Fellow

The Virginia Union University Board of Trustees named Dr. Hakim J. Lucas the 13th president of the university effective September…

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Everett B. Ward, Ph.D. Liberal Arts Education: An HBCU Cornerstone Project… Liberal Arts Education: An HBCU Cornerstone Project Advisor

Dr. Everett B. Ward, an educator, public administrator, and humanitarian with more than 35 years of national experience, has served…

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Joyce King, Ph.D. Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair for Urban… Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair for Urban Teaching, Learning and Leadership, Georgia State University Liberal Arts Education: An HBCU Cornerstone Project Advisor

Dr. Joyce E. King holds the Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair for Urban Teaching, Learning and Leadership at Georgia State…

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Marc Bayard Associate Fellow and Director of the Black… Associate Fellow and Director of the Black Worker Initiative, Institute for Policy Studies Fellow

Marc Bayard is an associate fellow and the director of the Institute for Policy Studies’ Black Worker Initiative. He was…

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Research Fellows

Kelsey Dalrymple Research Fellow Research Fellow

Kelsey A. Dalrymple is a qualitative researcher and methodologist, as well as an educational anthropologist. Her research is rooted in…

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