Joan T. Wynne

DIRECTOR

Joan T. Wynne, Ph.D. co-directed two University Urban Centers in Atlanta and in Miami. Professor/Administrator, she facilitated Faculty Global Learning workshops; was a leadership/equity consultant for Atlanta public schools, Fulton County, and businesses; taught literature for 10 years at Morehouse College. Wynne is The Co-Founder of the Bob Moses Research Center for Math Literacy Through Public Education at Florida International University. Her southern heritage and the work of Lisa Delpit, Asa G. Hilliard III, Bob Moses and her brilliant students, living on society’s margins, have inspired her writing and research. Her most recent text is: Reckoning with our roots: Unearthing injustice to find our way home.

She has published research studies and chapters in multiple professional journals and books. Has written and been awarded over $5 million in national and state grants. She has chaired a multitude of Ph.D. committees and taught in several colleges and universities. In 2000, she received the “Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Award” for work with diverse populations, and in 2015 received the Urban Affairs Association-SAGE Activist Scholar Award.

Her recent co-authored texts include Who speaks for Justice: Raising our voices in the noise of hegemony; Confessions of a white educator: Stories in search of justice and diversity; Quality education as a Constitutional right; and Research, racism, & educational reform: Voices from the city.