university Experts

Rachel Décoste

Motivational Speaker, Immigration Policy and Political PunditIndependent

Rachel Décoste is a media critic, educator, and public speaker who has been involved in community activism since her youth.

Kenzo Sung

Associate ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Mitra Fakhrashrafi

Curator and ArchivistMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Mitra Fakhrashrafi (she/her) is an independent curator and librarian interested in sanctuary and indebted to border abolition organizing.

Mark Smith

Visiting Assistant ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Mark A. Boyer, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor EmeritusUniversity of Connecticut

Mark A. Boyer studies environmental policy and global-local linkages. His research focuses on climate adaptation from global to local.

Laura Olson

Professor and Herman Brown Chair of Political ScienceTexas Christian University

Political scientist studying religion, public opinion, civic engagement and American politics

Lily Khadjavi

Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Data ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Paul Link

Director, Research Operations and Outreach in School of Public HealthAugusta University

Paul Link is a nationally recognized expert in disaster preparedness, advancing readiness through research, training, and response.

Kofi Lomotey

Bardo Distinguished ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Kofi Lomotey has written more than 50 books, articles and book chapters on urban education and aspects of black education.

Meagan Baskin, Ph.D.

Director, Southwest Florida Leadership InstituteFlorida Gulf Coast University