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
University Governing Boards Must Protect the Mission of the Institution
Key Findings Brief,
Where are the Boards?
Commentary,
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.