CCNY's Terri Watson is one of several exceptional academics named a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at SUNY Buffalo.
Terri N. Watson, associate professor in The City College of New York’s School of Education, is one of several exceptional academics named to the University at Buffalo’s Center for Diversity Innovation as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Established with a $1 million annual commitment from UB, the Distinguished Visiting Scholars program is one of the largest and most comprehensive diversity-themed visiting faculty program in the United States. The new program will launch as the university finalizes plans for the fall semester in response to the evolving coronavirus pandemic. It will provide opportunities for UB students and faculty to collaborate with and learn from leaders in their fields.
At City College, Watson is a member of the School of Education’s Department of Leadership and Human Development and was recently named as a Faculty Lead for the Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research at CUNY’s Graduate Center.
The Harlem native’s research examines effective school leadership and focuses on bettering the educational outcomes and life chances of historically excluded and underserved students and families. Her most recent work, “Harlem’s ‘Motherwork’ post-Brown: Implications for Urban School Leaders,” explores the educational advocacy of the ‘Harlem Nine.’ Inspired by the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed racial segregation, the mothers held the New York City’s school leaders accountable for Harlem’s apartheid schools and demanded that their children be afforded a meaningful education.
In addition, Watson has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters and has co-edited two books:
- “Educational leadership and music: Lessons for tomorrow’s school leaders” (Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2017); and
- “Racially and ethnically diverse women leading education: A world view” (United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing, 2016).
She is the co-founder of the CCNY-based Growing Our Own Doctor’s Project, which is also known as the G.O.O.D. Project. It seeks to increase the number of students who graduate from the CCNY-based A. Philip Randolph Campus High School and choose health professional careers. Another objective is to improve the health outcomes of Harlem residents.
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