Tyrone Howard, PhD
Professor, School of Education, UCLA
Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA
Director, UCLA Center for Strengthening Children & Families
Director, UCLA Black Male Institute
About
Tyrone Howard is the Pritzker Family Endowed Chair in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. He is the director of the UCLA Center for Strengthening Children & Families, the UCLA Black Male Institute, and the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools. Professor Howard’s research examines race, culture, and educational equity. A native and former classroom teacher of Compton, CA, Professor Howard was named the recipient of the 2015 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award, which is the university’s highest and most distinguished award for teaching excellence. Professor Howard was named an AERA Fellow in 2018, and during the last five years, Dr. Howard, the author of 6 books, and countless other publications, has been listed by Education Week as one of the most influential scholars in the nation informing educational policy, practice and reform.
For more information about Dr. Howard, visit these websites:
https://pritzkercenter.ucla.edu/
