2020 NCID Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan
About
Sy Stokes is a postdoctoral fellow for the National Center for Institutional Diversity. His primary research is focused on campus racial climate and racial equity. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a BA in African American studies, earned his master's degree in higher education at the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his PhD in education at the University of Southern California (USC).
Current Work:
Sy Stokes' research focuses on the intersections of three key areas: (1) interrogating the historical development of racial capitalism, nationalism, white supremacy, and racism to help identify the superstructural catalysts to contemporary issues in higher education, (2) exploring the relationship between presidential rhetoric and federal policy on college students’ racialized experiences, and (3) examining the ways that college students respond to campus racism and issues in the broader sociopolitical environment through activism and political engagement.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Campus racial climate, critical race, student activism, higher education policy
