Dr.

H Richard Milner IV is a Cornelius Vanderbilt

Distinguished Professor of Education in the Department of
Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt Peabody College of
education and human development.

Dr. Milner began his career at Vanderbilt, where he

became the first Black faculty member at Peabody College
to earn promotion and tenure from assistant to associate
professor. He went on to teach at the University of
Pittsburgh before returning to Vanderbilt. He has been
repeatedly honored by the American Educational
Research Association, serves as an editor on several
major educational journals, and has written and edited
several books, including Rac(e)ing to Class: Confronting
Poverty and Race in Schools and Classrooms

Dr. Milner is a leading scholar of urban education and

teacher education, specializing in equity, diversity, and the
social contexts of schools. His work encourages teachers
to consider the needs of students of color, students living
in poverty, and English language learner students when
assigning work and engaging in classroom management.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Richard Milner.