Dr. Strayhorn is Professor of Higher Education and PhD Program Director at Illinois State University, where he's also affiliated faculty in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies. Terrell Strayhorn is one of the leading social scientists studying sense of belonging, racial equity, and student success, largely in business, K-12, and higher education. Author of 11 books and over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters, Professor Strayhorn has advised hundreds of university presidents, superintendents, trustees, and policymakers on creating conditions for boosting belonging, fostering equity, transforming systems and structures, and improving working, learning, and living conditions for all, especially minoritized populations. He is Inaugural Director of the VUU Center for the Study of HBCUs, Diversity Scholar-in-Residence of Harrisburg Area Community College, Association of Governing Board (AGB) Fellow, and Childrens Defense Fund Freedom Schools Research Advisory Board member.