Shaun R. Harper is on the faculty in the Graduate School of Education, Africana Studies, and Gender Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education. Professor Harper has published over 90 peer‐reviewed journal articles and other academic publications. His 12 books include Student Engagement in Higher Education (Routledge, 2014), Advancing Black Male Student Success from Preschool through Ph.D. (Stylus, 2015), and the 5th edition of Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession (Jossey‐Bass, 2011). Dr. Harper has received over $11.7 million in grants to fund his research. He has been interviewed on CNN, ESPN, and NPR and featured or quoted in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and over 400 other media outlets. He received the 2012 NASPA Robert H. Shaffer Award for Faculty Excellence and the 2014 American Educational Research Association Relating Research to Practice Award. His Ph.D. in Higher Education is from Indiana University.