Jordan Shelby West, PhD (she/her) is currently the Associate Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement at The George Washington University (GW) where she also has a faculty appointment in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Black Feminist Theory.

Dr. West is a nationally recognized, award-winning scholar-activist and formally trained social justice and anti-racist educator and facilitator. Prior to joining GW, Dr. West was the Inaugural Senior Diversity & Inclusion Training Specialist at Princeton University where she created an 18-month Certificate Program called the Inclusion & Diversity Certificate Program (I&DCP). Dr. West’s experience in higher education also includes working at institutions such as the University of California Berkeley and The Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. West has been invited by the White House to speak at multiple events including events supporting the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans.

Dr. West completed her Ph.D. in Cultural Foundations of Education and received her Certificate of Advanced Studies in Women and Gender Studies, both at Syracuse University. Dr. West earned her Master’s degree in College Student Affairs – with an emphasis on social justice in higher education at The Pennsylvania State University and received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Maryland College Park.