Dr. Donovan Livingston

Leadership, Equity, and Education Speaker Series

A believer in the enormous opportunities that education provides, Dr. Livingston inspires students, educators, and communities with his conviction that every child has the right to “lift off” and achieve their dreams. Drawing on personal experiences as well as scholarship, Livingston examines the role of culture, hip-hop and spoken word poetry in student experiences in higher and postsecondary education.

The Title of Dr. Livingston’s talk is adapted from Livingston, D. (2024). “I’ma put the lil homies on next”: Mixtape Methodology and mapping Black men’s college experiences. Frontiers in Education. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1186606