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“A system of education is not one thing, nor does it have a single definite object, nor is it a mere matter of schools. Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.”  – Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois

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Investigating how Black philosophical and educational perspectives can be integrated into engineering curricula and pedagogies to create more wholesome and liberative responsive learning environments.

BLACK EPISTEMOLOGIES IN ENGINEERING

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Researching how engineering can be contextualized within Black communities, focusing on projects and problems that are relevant to these communities and incorporating local knowledge and expertise.

COMMUNITY-BASED ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

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SYSTEMIC BARRIERS AND EQUITY IN ENGINEERING

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Examining the structural and institutional barriers that contribute to racial disparities in engineering education and the profession, with a focus on developing and evaluating reparatory to enact racial justice.

COUNTER-STORYTELLING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

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Exploring how counter-narratives from Black engineering students and professionals can challenge dominant discourses in engineering education and highlight the unique experiences, challenges, and strengths of Black individuals in the field.

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I am grateful for whatever brought you here, I hope you stay awhile and come again. I’m an educator trying to change the way engineers think about and practice engineering by centering Blackness. This platform is a space to share the breadth of my intellectual work.

To do this work I founded the Enkofa Research Village and facilitate socials with an educational purpose through The Sankofa Project. As an Afro-Epistemic Academic the intended outcomes of my work are racial equity and justice through the development of engineering-literacy among racially minoritized pre-college youth and fostering social consciousness among engineering practitioners. I possess expertise within the disciplines of engineering and education separately, which uniquely position me to contribute to the field of engineering education. Additionally, I provide keynote speeches, seminars, and consulting services for folks who want to make racial equity a reality within engineering study and practice.

Dr. James Holly Jr.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

University of Michigan

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character–that is the goal of true education.”– Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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