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Grace Livingston is Professor and Chair of African American Studies at the University of Puget Sound, where she plays a central role in shaping interdisciplinary scholarship on race, pedagogy, and social justice. She is a co-founder of the Race and Pedagogy Institute and the Race and Pedagogy Journal, and has led the development of both the minor and major in African American Studies.
Her educational background includes a BA from Jamaica Theological Seminary, and an MS and PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Livingston’s research centers on Black Atlantic social thought, intersectionality, social movements, historical memory, popular education, and the politics of archives and aesthetics. Her interdisciplinary work bridges education, humanities, theatre, and critical race theory. She has contributed to major publications such as the Review of Educational Research, Routledge Handbook of Research on the Social Foundations of Education, and Peer Review, and has engaged creatively through dramaturgy and direction of plays by C. Rosalind Bell, Suzan-Lori Parks, and August Wilson.
Her scholarly output reflects a sustained commitment to critical race scholarship, interdisciplinary innovation, and community-engaged pedagogy. The themes across her articles include racial justice, archival power, performance as knowledge, and the role of education in social transformation.
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Livingston mentors students through her teaching in African American Studies, the School of Education, and interdisciplinary majors such as American Border Studies and Critical Dialectical Theory. She has been instrumental in securing institutional support for new academic programs and journals. Her leadership in founding the Race and Pedagogy Institute demonstrates her ability to build collaborative, cross-disciplinary initiatives that advance racial equity in education.
She is actively involved with the Race and Pedagogy Institute and contributes to the Interdisciplinary Humanities Emphasis as an advisory board member. Her work integrates academic research, creative practice, and institutional leadership to foster transformative learning environments.
