Race and Public Education in the South

  • Research Lab

What We Do

We conduct and support research and scholarship on issues that lie at the intersection of race, education and schooling in the southern United States. 

Our Work

We advance research that studies the potential means of ameliorating disparities in academic achievement among youth in the South. 

Who We Are

We bring together an interdisciplinary team of education scholars from history, psychology, philosophy and sociology to investigate the many facets of these disparities. 

Featured News

Featured Research

Negotiating Dominican Citizenship: Education, Race and Nation during the US Occupation, 1916-1924

In this Race & Education talk from the Center for Race and Public Education in the South (CRPES), Dr. Alexa Rodríguez gave a talk entitled "Negotiating Dominican Citizenship: Education, Race and Nation during the US Occupation, 1916-1924" on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022.

Gobbling up the Land: Racialization Policies and Education in the Seminole Nation: 1843-1930

In this Race & Education talk from the Center for Race and Public Education in the South (CRPES), Dr. Jennifer Johnson gave a talk entitled "Gobbling up the Land: Racialization Policies and Education in the Seminole Nation: 1843-1930" on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021.

Uncovering the Legacy of UVA’s First Black Woman Graduate: Louise Stokes Hunter’s Extraordinary Life

In this Race & Education talk from the Center for Race and Public Education in the South (CRPES), Dr. Margaret Thornton gave a talk entitled "Uncovering the Legacy of UVA’s First Black Woman Graduate: Louise Stokes Hunter’s Extraordinary Life" on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021.

The Campus Color Lines: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom

In this Race & Education talk from the Center for Race and Public Education in the South (CRPES), Dr. Eddie Cole from UCLA gave a talk entitled "The Campus Color Lines: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom" on Tuesday, April 6th, 2021.

Our Team

Bethany A Bell

Bethany A. Bell

  • Associate Professor
Chris Chang-Bacon

Chris Chang-Bacon

  • Assistant Professor
Nancy L Deutsch

Nancy L. Deutsch

  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
  • Linda K. Bunker Professor of Education
  • Director, Youth-Nex
Jason T Downer

Jason T. Downer

  • Professor
  • Director, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning
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David Eddy-Spicer

  • Professor
Trayc Freeman

Trayc Freeman

  • Ph.D. Student
Juan C Garibay

Juan C. Garibay

  • Associate Professor
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Natoya Hill Haskins

  • Associate Professor
  • Counselor Education Program Co-Director
Diane M Hoffman

Diane M. Hoffman

  • Associate Professor
Wintre Foxworth Johnson

Wintre Foxworth Johnson

  • Assistant Professor
Melissa Levy

Melissa Levy

  • Associate Professor
  • Youth & Social Innovation Program Director
Natalia Palacios

Natalia Palacios

  • Associate Professor
Brian Pusser

Brian Pusser

  • Associate Professor
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Alexa Rodriguez

  • Assistant Professor of Education
Stephanie Rowley

Stephanie Rowley

  • Dean
  • William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education
Shubhi Sachdeva

Shubhi Sachdeva

  • Research Assistant Professor
LaRon Scott

LaRon A. Scott

  • Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Associate Professor
Lora Henderson Smith

Lora Henderson Smith

  • Assistant Professor
Julia Taylor

Julia Taylor

  • Associate Professor
Antoinette Thomas

Antoinette R. Thomas

  • Professor of Education
  • Clinical Psychologist
  • Counselor Education Program Co-Director
Stanley C Trent

Stanley C. Trent

  • Associate Professor
Rachel L. Wahl

Rachel L. Wahl

  • Associate Professor
Derick J. Williams

Derick J. Williams

  • Associate Professor of Education
Jonee Wilson

Jonee Wilson

  • Associate Professor

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Mailing Address

  • Ridley Hall

    Room 204A

    Charlottesville, VA