Shaun R. Harper is a Provost Professor in the Rossier School of Education and the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He also is the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership, founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, and past president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Dr. Harper’s research focuses primarily on racial and gender equity in K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and corporate environments. He created and leads RISE for Boys and Men of Color, a field advancement effort that unites and amplifies the research of scholars across five academic fields, including education; prepares the next generation of scholars of color for graduate school and research careers; and produces tables, charts, and graphs for an open-access data center.
Dr. Harper has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and other academic publications. Johns Hopkins University Press is publishing his 13th book, Race Matters in College. His research has been cited in more than 10,000 published studies across an array of academic disciplines. The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Chronicle of Higher Education, and over 11,000 news outlets have quoted Dr. Harper and featured his research. He has interviewed on CNN, ESPN, and NPR, and has been recognized in Education Week as one of the 10 most influential professors in the field of education. The American Educational Research Association presented Dr. Harper its 2014 Relating Research to Practice Award. He was named an AERA Fellow in 2017.
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