The Intersection of Academy and Activism: A Critical Conversation with Black Leaders and Scholars on the Hilltop

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported that, as of 2019, Black women are disproportionately underrepresented on University campuses, making up only 2.1% of tenured associate and full professors at U.S. universities. In this conversation, Black women faculty and administrators will discuss what it means to be a scholar or leader in the academy in the midst of heightened calls for racial justice and equity. The panel will explore how their scholarship and activism converge, on and off-campus, and how their work may inform social change. This conversation will be moderated by Melissa Bradley (B’89), Professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, and feature Dr. Nadia Brown, Professor of Government, chair of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and affiliate in the African American Studies program at Georgetown University and Dr. Adanna Johnson, Associate Vice President for Student Equity and Inclusion and Leader of the Office of Student Equity and Inclusion (OSEI) at Georgetown University. This panel is part of the Critical Conversations series being hosted in the lead-up to Black Alumni Summit.