Dr. Cole is an associate professor of higher education and organizational change at UCLA, and the author of The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom (Princeton University Press, 2020). Twitter: @EddieRCole
Dr. Cole's research focuses on college presidents' historic role in shaping racial policies and practices both inside and outside of the educational sphere. As a scholar of higher education history, his approach in covering historical material and making connections to the current, critical context has garnered respect and praise from academics as well as intellectuals and activists beyond the academy.
Moderator: Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership and Director of the Office for Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL).
