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Bev-Freda Jackson Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Justice, Law & Criminology

Degrees
PhD, Political Science, Public Administration, Howard University




MA, Political Science, 17吃瓜在线




BA, Political Science and English, Gettysburg College

Bio
Bev-Freda holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Political Science and English with a minor in African American studies from Gettysburg College. She is an alum of 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 Department of Government holding a Masters in Political Science. Bev-Freda has a doctorate in Political Science from Howard University鈥檚 Department of Political Science with concentrations in Black Politics, American Government and Public Administration. Bev-Freda鈥檚 doctoral work at Howard University concentrated on issues of social justice and patterns of school desegregation in the post Brown era. Her dissertation examined the massive resistance movement as a strategy to defy and delay Brown v. Board鈥檚 implementation. Bev-Freda鈥檚 areas of expertise include an examination of racial disparities, racial isolation and segregation in the public education system and outcomes for children of color, disproportionality and disparate treatment of children of color across systems. Bev-Freda鈥檚 research experience also includes contribution to the publication Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching: A Resource Guide for Classrooms and Communities, as well as work at the Brookings Institution on racial health disparities in communities of color in Baltimore City, Maryland. Additionally, Bev-Freda has partnered with the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and the NAACP Young Adult Committee in addressing issues of social justice and education reform.
See Also
SPA Department of Justice, Law and Criminology
For the Media
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • JLC-455 Race Issues in Justice

Spring 2025

  • JLC-455 Race Issues in Justice