Dr. V. Thandi Sule is an associate professor of higher education, and coordinator of the masters in higher education Program at Oakland University. Her academic trajectory reflects a commitment to an interrogation of power hierarchies in order to contribute to equity-based discourse and action. As a critical race feminist hip-hop scholar, she believes in the employment of counter-narratives to document and affirm how marginalized groups access and belong in higher education. Past research projects include exploration of the following intersections: professional socialization and tenured Black female faculty; hip-hop culture and sense of belonging; critical pedagogy and college matriculation; and public discourse and affirmative action.