Richard J. Reddick

Terminal Degree

Ed.D., Higher Education, Harvard University (2007)

Ed.M., Administration, Planning and Social Policy, Harvard University (1998)

B.A., Plan II Liberal Arts Honors/African-American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin (1995)

Representative Publications

Willie, C.V. & Reddick, R.J. (forthcoming). A new look at Black families (6^th ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Reddick, R.J. (2009). Fostering cross-racial mentoring: White faculty and African American students at Harvard College. In S. Sánchez-Casal and A. Macdonald (Eds.), Identity in education (pp. 65-102). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Reddick, R.J. (2008). How higher education can support and enhance diversity efforts for students. In R.H. Milner (Ed.), Possibilities of diversity: A guide for practitioners. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publishers.

Reddick, R.J. (2006). The gift that keeps giving: Historically Black college and university-educated scholars and their mentoring at predominantly White institutions. Educational Foundations, Winter-Spring 2006, 59-82.

Willie, C.V., Reddick, R.J., & Brown, R. (2006). The Black college mystique. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Carter, D., Flores, S., & Reddick, R.J. (Eds.). (2005). Legacies of Brown: Multiracial equity in American education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Whitla, D., Howard, C., Reddick, R.J., & Flanagan, E. (2005). Diversity on campus: Exemplary programs for retaining and supporting students of color. In G. Orfield, P. Marin, & C. Horn (Eds.), Higher education and the color line: College access, racial equity, and social change (pp. 131-152). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Recent Awards

• Faculty Research Grant, Office of the Vice President of Research, The University of Texas at Austin (2009).
• John L. Warfield Center for African and African-American Studies Faculty Summer Grant Award, The University of Texas at Austin (2009).
• The University of Texas Center for Collaborative Educational Research and Policy Research Grant (2008).
• Commencement Lead Marshal, Class of 2008, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2008).
• Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Mellon Mays University Fellows Travel Grant (2006).
• Spencer Foundation Research Training Grant (2003-6).

Boards, Committees and Associations

• Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Fourth Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair Advisory Board
• Teach for American Austin Recruitment Alumni Board

Current Research Projects and Grants

Gender Differences Among African American Faculty Mentors (with Kimberly Griffin, Pennsylvania State University)

Academic Fathers and Institutional Policies (with Aaron Rochlen)

Austin High-Poverty, High Minority High School Graduates of Color in Higher Education (sponsor: UT Center for Collaborative Educational Research and Policy)

The Dire State of African-American Males in Higher Education (with Julian Vasquez Heilig)

Current Courses

EDA 391S, History of Higher Education (Fall)

EDA 388E, Economics and Finance of Higher Education (Fall)

EDA 381Q, Qualitative Research Design (Spring)

EDA 382M, Organizational Design and Behavior (Spring)

Research Interests and Expertise

Mentoring in higher education; status of African-American faculty in higher education; historically Black colleges and universities; best practices in promoting inclusivity and diversity in higher education; status of African-American families in American society; experiences of students of color in American higher education; qualitative research methods (phenomenological interviewing).

Full Vita (download)

https://webspace.utexas.edu/rjr88/Reddick%20Curriculum%20Vitae%20F08.pdf