Blackness as Wealth: Using the Community Cultural Wealth Model to Support Black Students

Dr. Tieka Harris is the director of the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program at The College of New Jersey. Her virtual workshop will discuss and analyze the ways higher education professionals might use Tara Yosso's (2005) model of community cultural wealth to support Black students. In an era of anti-Blackness in which Black people are popularized as perpetrators and victims, this session is an opportunity to highlight the wealth inherent in Black communities, and the ways educators might work with Black students - as learners, advocates, and leaders - to deploy the wealth they possess. RSVP TODAY. ***Registration is free, however donations are encouraged via Venmo: @Tieka-Harris.***
In order to be as inclusive as possible, and recognizing that many of you may be grappling with reduced or eliminated professional development budgets, we are committed to ensuring that these events remain free of charge for the current moment. However, we do want to honor Dr. Harris -- and her time and expertise -- so if you are able, please do express your appreciation by contributing to Dr. Harris directly using the Venmo account above.

Dr. Harris completed her doctoral studies at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education, with a concentration in Education, Culture, and Society. Her doctoral research focused on the forms of community cultural wealth (CCW) expressed by low-income, first-generation Black female undergraduates who were not opportunity program participants during college. Dr. Harris has worked in a range of settings focused on adolescent education – secondary education, nonprofit, and higher education. Her background as a low-income, first-generation student inspires her work and her interests in the educational experiences of first-generation, low-income students, as well as, Black female undergraduates, opportunity programs, and first-year transitions.