Wendy Osefo Biography

Dr. Osefo is a highly respected political pundit and strategist who has received several honors for his studies. He is also a prominent voice in politics and social justice. Wendy is the founder and CEO of The 1954 Equity Project, LLC as well as an education professor at Johns Hopkins University. The 1954 Equity Project gives underrepresented minorities the tools, guidance, and resources they need to succeed in higher education. Dr. Osefo has a wealth of knowledge in policy, and she frequently contributes political commentary and analysis. She has been on major networks including ABC, MSNBC, Fox News, and Fox Business. Additionally, she has made appearances on podcasts, radio shows, and print media to discuss racial and political topics. Currently, Dr. Osefo does a weekly radio show called "News You Need to Know, With Dr. Wendy O" on Radio One 93.9FM WKYS. Wendy studies the effects of race and class on the educational trajectories of African American and other non-dominant students in communal contexts such as schools. The most recent study by Dr. Osefo investigates how minority communities were affected by the 2016 presidential election in the United States. Dr. Osefo worked as the Director of Family and Community Engagement for the Obama Administration's Antipoverty Initiative and the flagship program for the White House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, DC Promise Neighborhood, before joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins University (DCPNI). While working at DCPNI, Dr. Osefo built and successfully launched the first complete adult learning academy in a disadvantaged community in Northeast Washington, D.C. He also planned and executed culturally appropriate parent-centered engagement techniques during that time. Wendy was appointed the first Director of the Master of Arts in Management Program at Goucher College as a result of her leadership in the development of the first complete adult learning school. Wendy graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Political Science, Johns Hopkins University with an M.A. in Government, and Rutgers University with an M.Sc. in Public Affairs. In 2016, Dr. Osefo made history by becoming the first black woman to graduate from Rutgers University with a Ph.D. in public affairs. Both the Johns Hopkins University Outstanding Graduate Award and the Johns Hopkins Diversity Recognition Award were given to Dr. Osefo in 2017. Dr. Osefo serves as a board member for The Education Foundation, Congressman Elijah Cummings Youth to Israel Program, and The Obama Green Charter School in addition to the Children's Scholarship Foundation of Baltimore. The National Urban League and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. are both organizations to which Dr. Osefo belongs.

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