Demetri L. Morgan
Associate Professor of Education, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Chapter Member: Michigan SSN
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About Demetri
Dr. Morgan’s research explores how colleges and universities can support a vibrant and inclusive democracy, with a focus on student political involvement, effective approaches to governance, and socially responsible STEM education.
Contributions
In the News
Research discussed by , in "New Initiatives Empowering Higher Education Leaders In Complex Times," Forbes, April 18, 2025.
Opinion: "Does Your Board of Trustees Reflect Your Student Body?," Demetri L. Morgan (with ), Washington Monthly, August 27, 2023.
Interviewed in "With MSU in Turmoil, Politics May Play a Role," (with ) Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, October 17, 2022.
Publications
"Decision-Making for the Public Good: Leveraging Higher Education Governing Boards for Equitable Student Success" (with ). Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning 56, no. 2 (2024): 48-56 .
Examines how governing boards in higher education can use their decision making to maximize equity in higher education.
"State Postsecondary Boards as Policy Influencers During the Early Stages of COVID-19" (with ). Educational Policy 39, no. 1 (2023): 170-206.
Explores how centralized state higher education governing boards influenced public universities’ decisions to hold in-person classes during fall 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.