UW–Madison’s Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr., associate professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, has been selected for induction into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College.
The Collegium of Scholars is “comprised of academics and scholars … who are committed to research, writing, teaching, and mentoring in a wide variety of disciplines and contexts that promote and give support to the work of peace through moral cosmopolitan responsibility.” Honorees have “demonstrated and are evolving toward great achievement in their chosen vocation, a profound commitment to their community and society, the planet and the cosmos and are living their lives according to a high standard of cosmopolitan ethical options.”
“I am deeply honored and excited (and a bit surprised, as I had no idea I was being nominated for this) to have been selected this year,” Henry said. “I am grateful for the support of my department and the School of Education and look forward to representing UW at Morehouse.”
Henry’s work examines the politics of education, focusing on privatization, charter schools, and the persistence of anti-Blackness in shaping educational experiences. Drawing on Critical Race Theory, Black Studies, and political science, his work also highlights how Black educational thought and practices can transform education to be more just, humanizing, and liberatory.