{"id":58669,"date":"2023-12-07T10:34:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=58669"},"modified":"2023-12-08T11:59:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:59:09","slug":"angela-gay-audre-23phd-i-believe-education-has-emancipatory-principles-that-when-given-access-people-are-able-to-have-more-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/07\/angela-gay-audre-23phd-i-believe-education-has-emancipatory-principles-that-when-given-access-people-are-able-to-have-more-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"angela gay-audre &#8217;23PHD: &#8216;I Believe Education Has Emancipatory Principles \u2014 That When Given Access, People Are Able to Have More Choices&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">angela gay-audre &#8217;23PHD, the director of <a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.ncsu.edu\/aacc\/\">NC State&#8217;s African American Cultural Center<\/a>, believes in the world-building potential of endarkened women and wants to expand the literature in ways that honors their ways of knowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was able to pursue that goal while earning her <a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/higher-education-opportunity-equity-and-justice\/\">Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development with a concentration in higher education opportunity, equity and justice<\/a>, and, after graduation, hopes to move forward and expand on the scholarship she began while completing her dissertation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learn more about angela gay-audre &#8217;23PHD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hometown: <\/strong>Blounts Creek, North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Degree: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/higher-education-opportunity-equity-and-justice\/\">Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity and justice concentration\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activities (Research or Extracurricular):<\/strong> I have worked across NC State, primarily in the<a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.ncsu.edu\/\"> Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED)<\/a>. I currently serve as director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.ncsu.edu\/aacc\/\">African American Cultural Center.<\/a> I have been connected through my work and scholarship to various students and organizations. I have consulted with NC State departments, such as the College of Natural Resources. I have delivered keynotes and guest lectures across the university.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are your research interests? What inspired those interests?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Feminism, womanism and other critical theories. The lives and experiences of endarkened women. The intersection of endarkened students in higher education. Love as praxis. Humanizing practices and pedagogies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am inspired by the people I have met who continue to create more space for us to be free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why did you choose the NC State College of Education?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was inspired by the work and care demonstrated by prior faculty, like Dr. Tiffany Davis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why did you choose your concentration?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I believe in the world-building potential of endarkened women and I wanted to expand the literature in ways that honored their ways of knowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What\u2019s your next step? What do you have planned after graduation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To continue to write. To continue to make my scholarship my daily practice. To move toward a life that feels luxurious.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How has the College of Education prepared you for that next step?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through amazing humans, I have been given the space and latitude to create something akin to heart work \u2014 something that I want to move forward and expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What do you hope to accomplish in your field?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create more space for people to break through the confines of hierarchy, classism and elitism so as to bring more possibility to the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do you have a favorite memory from your time in the College of Education?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met a former student, Denee. She was my first real friend. Her kindness made me feel less alone and less afraid. I did not know it at the time, but her short-lived presence in my life would bring me down a path that could make me more possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tell us about an experience you had with the College of Education that had the biggest impact on you or your career.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/people\/tvyoung\/\">[Associate Professor] Tamara Young&#8217;s<\/a> class was the most challenging and insightful course I took. It was lovely and it started me on the journey to write a dissertation that meant something to me and the people around me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why did you choose education?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I believe education has emancipatory principles \u2014 that when given access, people are able to have more choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header {\"block\":\"ncst\/default-post-header\"} -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-post-header {\"displayCategoryID\":185} \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>angela gay-audre '23PHD, the director of <a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.ncsu.edu\/aacc\/\">NC State's African American Cultural Center<\/a>, believes in the world-building potential of endarkened women and wants to expand the literature in ways that honors their ways of knowing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She was able to pursue that goal while earning her <a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/higher-education-opportunity-equity-and-justice\/\">Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development with a concentration in higher education opportunity, equity and justice<\/a>, and, after graduation, hopes to move forward and expand on the scholarship she began while completing her dissertation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Learn more about angela gay-audre '23PHD<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hometown: <\/strong>Blounts Creek, North Carolina<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Degree: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/higher-education-opportunity-equity-and-justice\/\">Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity and justice concentration\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Activities (Research or Extracurricular):<\/strong> I have worked across NC State, primarily in the<a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.ncsu.edu\/\"> Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED)<\/a>. I currently serve as director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.ncsu.edu\/aacc\/\">African American Cultural Center.<\/a> I have been connected through my work and scholarship to various students and organizations. I have consulted with NC State departments, such as the College of Natural Resources. I have delivered keynotes and guest lectures across the university.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What are your research interests? What inspired those interests?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Black Feminism, womanism and other critical theories. The lives and experiences of endarkened women. The intersection of endarkened students in higher education. Love as praxis. 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What do you have planned after graduation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To continue to write. To continue to make my scholarship my daily practice. To move toward a life that feels luxurious.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How has the College of Education prepared you for that next step?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through amazing humans, I have been given the space and latitude to create something akin to heart work \u2014 something that I want to move forward and expand.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What do you hope to accomplish in your field?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To create more space for people to break through the confines of hierarchy, classism and elitism so as to bring more possibility to the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Do you have a favorite memory from your time in the College of Education?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I met a former student, Denee. 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