Candace M. Moore, associate clinical professor in student affairs, has been awarded the Harold R.W. Benjamin Professorship for the College of Education. This professorship celebrates and supports the work of scholars who, like Benjamin, have engaged in work in international or comparative education. In this role, Moore will apply antiracism and decolonization strategies to work toward eradicating racism–with an emphasis on Black liberation–in educational pedagogies, environments and policies, both globally and domestically.
“Dr. Moore is truly an EdTerp who is transforming education for good,” said Kimberly Griffin, dean of the College of Education. “I am so inspired by her important work to promote more inclusive campus environments and more just models of education and to foster innovative international collaborations in higher education. I am excited to see her take on this new role.”
An accomplished global scholar, Moore has pursued groundbreaking collaborations with colleagues at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in Ghana, including co-developing and co-teaching a hybrid, international course where U.S. and Ghanaian graduate students work together in cross-cultural teams to study student affairs practices. In addition, Moore and her UCC colleagues have developed an award-winning, short-term study abroad program that explores student affairs practices in Ghana. Moore received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award from the U.S. Department of State that enabled her to study in Ghana during the 2021-2022 academic year.
“I’m honored to hold this position and serve our community domestically and abroad,” Moore said. “I’m looking forward to working with colleagues, students, and external stakeholders to advance our collective understanding of international education through an antiracist lens.”
Moore joined the College of Education as an assistant clinical professor in the Higher Education, Student Affairs and International Education Policy program in 2016. She served as the inaugural director of the college’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education from 2017 to 2021 and remains affiliated with the center. In 2019, she was promoted to associate clinical professor.
Currently, Moore serves as consulting editor with the Journal of Educational Management and as director for the Faculty Council on the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Board of Directors.
