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Kalvin DaRonne Harvell
Sociologist and Coordinator of the Black Male & QUEENS Focus Group
Henry Ford Community College
Education/Degree:
1 Global Studies (Indiana Institute of Technology)
About
Kalvin DaRonne Harvell teaches sociology at Henry Ford College. The past president of the Michigan Sociological Association, Harvell was awarded the Milton Olsen Award for distinguished service to sociology in Michigan. Dr. Harvell is also the coordinator of the Black Male and Quintessential, Unique, Essence of Ebony, Necessary, Sisters (QUEENS) Focus Group, an academic and social support network designed to address equity on the campus of Henry Ford College. He also developed the curriculum and taught in a learning community designed for under-represented males. Additionally, Harvell is the founder of an educational consulting firm involved in the production of asset-focused, culturally responsive educational programming. Harvell earned a BS and MA in sociology, an EdS in educational leadership, and a PhD in global leadership.
Current Work
Founder of the Black Male Retention and Success Conference, Harvell works to identify and implement applicable methods to increase marginalized populations' college graduation rates. Dr. Harvell’s current project explores ways Black students gain access, negotiate space, create capital through group affiliations, and navigate symbolically White spaces (the college campus).
Research Area Keyword(s)
community colleges, critical autoethnography, disruptive pedagogy, kujichagulia (self determination), race