about nadirah
Nadirah is a researcher and writer. Originally hailing from Southern New Jersey, they are the product of a single-parent household, suburban public schools, and elite institutions of higher education. Nadirah has worked in a variety of roles in higher ed, ranging from college access work to admissions to student affairs. Their research interests are heavily informed by both their own lived experience and the stories of their former students, many of whom also identify as low-income people of color.
Education
Ph.D. in Culture, Institutions, and Society from Harvard University, M.S.Ed in Higher Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and an A.B. in Classics from Princeton University.
PH.D., HARVARD UNIVERSITY
2015-2021
M.S.ED, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
2012-2014
master’s in higher education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
A.B., PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
2007-2011
graduated with honors with a degree in Classics, having written a senior thesis on Roman religion and Haitian Vodou