Mohammed Essack

Mohammed Essack is a Clinical Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia. His academic work centers on adult education, liberatory pedagogy, and the African Diaspora, with a focus on expanding educational access for marginalized communities.

Education:

• Doctor of Education in Adult & Continuing Education, National-Louis University
• Master of Science in Adult Education, Summa Cum Laude, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
• Bachelor of Science in Education Law, Management, & School Organization, Minor in Upper Elementary Education, South African College for Teacher Education

Research Interests include action research, distance learning, digital literacy, and project supervision. His work addresses apartheid (historical and present), colonialism/anticolonialism, militarism, and the Pan-Africanist agenda. He specializes in transformational learning practices and improving race relations in the U.S. through educational frameworks.

Selected Invited Participations:

• 2001: Possibilities for improving race relations in the USA: An outside perspective
• 2006: Guest speak at GED graduation ceremony

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow, Leadership, Effectiveness and Development