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Shaun Harper
University Professor and Provost Professor of Education, Business, and Public Policy; Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership; USC Race and Equity Center Founder and Executive Director
University of Southern California
Education/Degree:
1 Education Education (Indiana University)
About
Shaun Harper is a Provost Professor of Education, Business, and Public Policy at the University of Southern California. In 2022, he was appointed University Professor, a distinction bestowed only to 30 of 4,700 USC full-time faculty members. Dr. Harper also is the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership, as well as founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. He served as the 2020-21 American Educational Research Association president and the 2016-17 Association for the Study of Higher Education president. He was inducted into the National Academy of Education in 2021. Professor Harper has authored more than 125 articles for the Washington Post, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, and other widely-read newspapers and magazines. In addition, he has published 12 books and over 100 academic papers. The New York Times and several hundred news outlets have quoted Dr. Harper and featured his research. He has been interviewed on CNN, MSNBC, ESPN, and NPR.
Current Work
Dr. Harper is one of America’s most highly respected racial and gender equity experts. He is a leader at the forefront of the movement to counter politicized attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Professor Harper uses his and other scholars’ research, as well as his more than two decades of practical experiences to improve organizations. The U.S. Air Force, Nike, Amazon Music, Zoom, T-Mobile, Google, Microsoft, Mattel, NBC Universal, Anheuser-Busch, Los Angeles Unified School District, New York City Department of Education, Princeton University, Major League Baseball, and the National Football League are among the more than 400 organizations with which he has worked. In addition to his academic research and writings, Dr. Harper is a prolific public intellectual. More than 3 million people have read articles he has published in the Washington Post, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Ebony, Los Angeles Times, and other well-respected newspapers and magazines.
Research Area Keyword(s)
racial equity, gender equity, Black Americans, DEI, College Sports