Judah Doty

Judah Vashti Doty is a native of New Orleans, LA, however she spent her formative years in Atlanta, GA. Judah holds an undergraduate degree as a prestigious James Baldwin Scholar from Hampshire College (Amherst, MA). She studied Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education in addition to Africana Studies through the lens of Black Childhood, Identity, and Education. As a Rackham Merit Fellow graduate student at the University of Michigan's School of Education: Center for the Study of Higher and Post-Secondary Education (CSHPE), Judah studies Diversity and Social Justice. In addition to her graduate scholarship, she is a graduate intern Program Coordinator with The Program on Intergroup Relations Common Ground, a Program Assistant for the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Justice, and Equity in the School of Education, a graduate student researcher for the U-M Inclusive History Project and the Sankofa Project via the College of Mechanical Engineering.

Judah is an invaluable member of a community of scholars who critically engage and produce work that intersects cultural exchange and thoroughly concentrates on often marginalized perspectives. Judah's future career goals are to serve as Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at an institution of higher education and develop a non-profit organization that focuses on aiding high school students through their transistion to college. Judah Doty's insightful mind, intellectual prowess, and community-centered approach are only overshadowed by her cheerful heart, compassion, and faithful commitment to liberation for those disenfranchised and marginalized.