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Darcelle Lahr

Professor of Business Practice, John and Martha Davidson Endowed Professor, Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies

Department of Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; Africana Studies

In addition to her roles at Mills College at Northeastern University, Lahr is president and CEO of Integral Consulting Group, a woman-/minority-owned management consulting practice; she’s also the founder and executive director of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope, supporting socially minded entrepreneurs and small business owners in delivering valuable services to vulnerable communities. Lahr brings a unique breadth of professional expertise in business strategy, program management, due diligence, construction, and operations, as well as a keen understanding of the dynamics and challenges of micro- and social-enterprise business leadership. Her passion is in providing compassionate, seasoned guidance to social change agents in transitioning from early-stage visionaries to purposeful, ethical leaders and governance directors. Lahr’s current programs address systemic inequities for marginalized and (re)entering communities through social entrepreneurship. She is a Licensed Mechanical Engineer in California.

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Kwamina Panford

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Nina Sylvanus

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Richard Wamai

Professor of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies
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Richard L. O'Bryant

Director of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute; Research Associate of the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy; Advisory Board Member, Humanities Center
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Sheila Winborne

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Margaret Burnham

University Distinguished Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies

Tiffany Joseph

Professor of Sociology and International Affairs

N. Fadeke Castor

Associate Professor of Religion and Africana Studies

Patricia Davis

Associate Professor of Communications Studies, CAMD

Kabria Baumgartner

Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies

Régine Michelle Jean-Charles

Chair, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; Director of Africana Studies; Dean’s Professor of Culture and Social Justice; Professor of Africana Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Layla Brown

Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Africana Studies

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Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Joint Appointed in Africana Studies. Faculty Affiliate in Latin American & Caribbean Studies and Global Asian Studies

Patrice Collins

Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Cultures, Societies and Global Studies