Professor Dorinda Carter Andrews has been appointed to serve on the Michigan Black Student Project (MiBSP) task force. The MiBSP is “a research initiative ... to explore how [Michigan] can better support Black students through culturally responsive pedagogy and culturally relevant education, increase Black and Brown teacher education and recruitment and how to best dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline.” The initiative is overseen by the Michigan Education Justice Coalition (MEJC).
Carter Andrews joins seven other higher education scholars on the initiative, most of whom are Michigan-based, which formally launched in April 2026. She is the only scholar selected from Michigan State University.
“I’m excited to be part of this work that aligns with my scholarly and practitioner commitments,” Carter Andrews shared.
According to the MEJC, the state-funded initiative began following strong community-led actions that encouraged efforts to “enhance educational equity in Michigan.”
As part of the task force, Carter Andrews and other scholars “will play a pivotal role in shaping and overseeing the implementation of the multi-phase, community-based research initiative and evaluation.” They will serve as a “sounding board” for proposals submitted to the MiBSP and help select up to three initiatives for implementation in the state.
Their work is anticipated to continue through spring 2027.