David Gillborn

David Gillborn is a Professor of Critical Race Studies at the University of Birmingham's School of Education. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Race Ethnicity and Education. His research focuses on race inequalities in education, systemic racism, and Critical Race Theory (CRT). He has authored over 180 articles and 6 books, including seminal works like Racism and Education and Foundations of Critical Race Theory in Education.

He holds prestigious fellowships from the British Academy, Academy of Social Sciences, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a Kappa Delta Pi Laureate. His work analyzes racism’s role in educational policies, classroom dynamics, and global systems. Gillborn’s contributions have reshaped anti-racist education discourse, emphasizing CRT’s role in exposing systemic inequities.