The North Carolina Central University School of Education's Higher Education Administration Graduate Program invites you to the October Tuesdays Together National Speaker Series conversation with Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles on October 20, 2026, from 12 to 1 p.m. EST via Zoom.
Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles is the head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development and an Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education in the College of Education at North Carolina State University. Dr. Gayles is internationally recognized for her research and scholarship on women and people of color in STEM fields and her work in the area of intercollegiate athletics in higher education. Issues of equity, inclusion, and justice undergird the collective body of her work.
Dr. Gayles is one of the primary thought leaders in her field of study and was recently named as one of 25 innovative women leading higher education in DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education magazine. She is currently serving as president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), the primary professional association for studying post-secondary education issues.
Dr. Gayles is nationally known for her work in partnership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), the largest faculty development center in the United States. In addition, she serves as a faculty success coach and campus workshop facilitator.
Over the course of her career, she has won numerous awards for her scholarly contributions and for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. In 2020 she received the Chancellor’s Creating Community Award for Outstanding Faculty at NC State and was named University Faculty Scholar in 2018, two of the highest faculty awards at NC State University. She also received the Zenobia L. Hikes Woman of Color in the Academy Award for advancing the development of young women of color in their pursuit of excellence. She is a community builder at heart and values engaging in work that makes a real difference in the lives of others.
The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Tryan L. McMickens, Professor of Higher Education and Interim Associate Dean of the School of Education at North Carolina Central University.
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