A Green Book for Higher Education: Exploring ‘External’ Forces Shaping Black Student Life” Webinar

Would higher education benefit from a "Green Book?" At its core, the Green Book was about safe and dignified travel for Black people. Join higher education experts as we discuss how institutional factors (e.g., policies, financial aid, leadership) can facilitate or inhibit affirming, life-giving environments for Black students in a tumultuous context. Our central questions: Do we need a Green Book for higher education? If so, what would a Green Book of higher education look like for Black students and families? 

This webinar is facilitated by Antar Tichavakunda, USC Rossier and Pullias Center alumnus, who received a 2025 Pullias Center Alumni Award to support racial equity-related research and projects.

Panelists:

Devon L. Graves, PhD, Assistant Professor of Community College Leadership at the North Carolina State University
Raquel M. Rall, PhD, Associate Professor of Education Policy Analysis and Leadership & Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives at the University of California, Riverside
Everrett A. Smith, PhD, Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Cincinnati
Kaleb Briscoe Brown, PhD, Associate Professor of Adult and Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 

Facilitator:

Antar Tichavakunda, Assistant Professor of Race and Higher Education at the University of California Santa Barbara