Renowned Scholar Named Lead Researcher For Kennesaw State's Radow Institute For Social Equity

Press release from Kennesaw State University:

Jul 29, 2021

Renowned scholar named lead researcher for Kennesaw State’s Radow Institute for Social Equity

Roslyn Satchel

KENNESAW, Ga.
(Jul 29, 2021) — Kennesaw State University has appointed renowned scholar Roslyn Satchel to lead the
research efforts of the newly created Radow Institute for Social Equity (RISE), effective
January 1.

Satchel currently is the Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Communication at Pepperdine
University and a Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society Fellow at Harvard Law
School. In addition to the courses she teaches to undergraduate, graduate and law
students, Satchel has authored or co-authored several national and international publications
related to her research interests of intercultural studies, social movements and gender
issues.

As the lead researcher for the Radow Institute for Social Equity, Satchel will conduct
scholarship to advance the understanding and impacts of economic, political and social
inequality. Established earlier this year through a contribution from longtime KSU
supporters Lindy and Norman Radow, the Institute works to develop sustainable solutions
to address pressing social challenges.

“Dr. Roslyn Satchel is a visionary leader with a proven commitment to social justice
in scholarship and in practice,” said Pam Cole, interim dean of the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences. “In the classroom and in the community, Dr. Satchel has demonstrated a deep understanding
of how research can contribute to substantive change to social challenges.”

Prior to entering academia, Satchel was a successful policy advocate and nonprofit
executive. She was involved in several initiatives and helped drive policy development
in positions including research director at Howard University’s Center on Child Health
Disparities, executive director at the National Center for Human Rights Education,
and a founding board member of the Interfaith Children’s Movement.

In her new role at Kennesaw State, Satchel will return to metro Atlanta where she
earned her Juris Doctor and Master of Divinity degrees from Emory University, served
as a fellow at the Southern Center for Human Rights and founded DESIST, an advocacy
organization for girls in juvenile courts.

“I see Kennesaw State’s commitment to diversity and inclusion as an ideal fit with
my interests in human rights, cultural representations and law and ethics,” Satchel
said. “Coming to KSU, I will be able to continue my passion for working with students
while being in an area of the country I already love because of Atlanta’s rich history
of civil rights leadership.”

Satchel has received multiple awards for her scholarship and advocacy, including Pepperdine's
2020 Howard A. White Teaching Award, the 2019 National Communication Association’s
Feminist and Women's Studies Scholar-Activist Award, and Pepperdine’s 2017 Distinction
in Diversity and Inclusive Excellence. She also has been named among Ebony magazine’s “30 Young Leaders of the Future” and has been honored by Emory University’s
Law and Religion Program, Spelman College’s WISDOM Center, and the National Association
of Black Social Workers, among others.

Along with her two degrees from Emory, Satchel holds a Ph.D. in Media and Public Affairs
from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Howard
University.

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