Nita Evans has spent her career dedicated to issues of equity and access in higher education for students and families from marginalized communities. With a PhD in Sociology and twenty years of college teaching experience, Nita is the Chair of the Master of Arts in Social Impact program at Claremont Lincoln University. She is a race and sport scholar-activist who provides a bridge between the academy and the communities she serves. Nita has an ambitious vision for ensuring every Black male who enters college with a football in one hand leaves with a degree in the other. Addressing the longstanding graduation inequities in college sports, Nita is developing a turnaround plan rooted in social justice that prepares Black athletes for college and career as thinkers, leaders and innovators. Her goal is to create upward mobility and a cycle of success for Black men and their families.
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A simple reframe can change the course of history...